William Cody's Wild West Shows

question 94

Multiple Choice

William Cody's Wild West shows

• A) showed the realities of life on the frontier.
• B) proved to be popular in Europe as well as the United States.
• C) did not include representations of Indians.
• D) ignored the fact that Cody had never actually lived in the West himself.
• E) often competed against those of sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

Learn the methodologies and significance of systematic observation in research.

Comprehend the development and influence of behaviorism and its proponents.

Know the stages and mechanisms of cognitive development according to Piaget.

Understand the historical development and significance of assessment procedures.

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Definitions:

Double-Blind Study

An experimental design in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.

Test-Retest Reliability

A measure of consistency where the same test is administered to the same group of people at two different points in time, and the scores are compared.

Experimenter Effects

Unintended changes in study participants’ behavior due to cues that the experimenter inadvertently conveys.

Representative Sample

A subset of a population that accurately reflects the members of the entire population.