A Researcher Compares the Difference in the Amount of Texting

question 34

Multiple Choice

A researcher compares the difference in the amount of texting by students in class during the first week and last week of classes.The type of design described here is called a

• A)repeated measures design
• B)matched samples design
• C)both A and B

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Definitions:

Numerosity

The cognitive ability to understand and recognize quantities or the number of objects in a set.

Reciprocity

The social norm that suggests people should return help, not harm, to those who have behaved kindly towards them.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A persuasion strategy that involves getting someone to agree to a small request in order to increase the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later.

Door-In-The-Face Technique

A persuasion strategy where a large, unreasonable request is first made knowing it will be refused so that a smaller, more moderate request will be accepted.