Studies in Which the Participants Are Unaware That the Researcher

question 53

Multiple Choice

Studies in which the participants are unaware that the researcher is observing their behavior utilize _____ observation.

• A)nonparticipant
• B)participant
• C)disguised
• D)undisguised

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Definitions:

Experimental Manipulation

The deliberate alteration of the independent variable in an experiment in order to learn about its effects on the dependent variable.

Control Groups

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects respond.

Population

The whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region.

Sample

The subset of the population that the investigator studies in order to learn about the population at large.