(Scenario II) Regardless of Their Assigned Treatment Condition, All Participants

question 71

Multiple Choice

(Scenario II) Regardless of their assigned treatment condition, all participants were told, "We are working on manufacturing a new backpack and are interested in your thoughts. Please put this backpack on and have a seat." By using this standard this script the researchers were enhancing:

• A) internal validity.
• B) experimental realism.
• C) experimental control.
• D) mundane realism.

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Definitions:

Average Product

The output per unit of a particular input, such as labor or capital.

Substitution Effect

The change in consumption patterns due to a change in relative prices, leading consumers to substitute one good for another.

Wage Increase

An upward adjustment in the salary or earnings paid to an employee.

Utility Maximizing

Acting in a way to achieve the highest level of satisfaction possible with available resources.