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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs Which of these involve(s) subject-by-subject counterbalancing?


A) block randomization
B) Latin square counterbalancing
C) reverse counterbalancing
D) block randomization and reverse counterbalancing

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Introduction A between-subjects design may not be the best approach when


A) random assignment to conditions will control subject variables.
B) subjects vary greatly on the dependent variable.
C) there is asymmetrical carryover between treatment conditions.
D) treatment conditions interfere with each other.

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs The deterioration of subject performance across an experiment due to fatigue represents all of these except


A) carryover effects.
B) fatigue effects.
C) order effects.
D) progressive error.

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Introduction Wally participated in an experiment in which he rated the taste of three different pale ales.This study used a ____ design.


A) between-subjects
B) factorial
C) independent groups
D) within-subjects

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs Jack complained to his roommate about an experiment he just completed."Dude, I'm totally exhausted.By the third condition I was so tired I couldn't tell if the figures were facing forward or backward.I'm just certain the experimenter thinks I have a negative IQ." Which problem caused Jack's embarrassment?


A) carryover effects
B) fatigue effects
C) interference effects
D) practice effects

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A Within-Subjects Experiment: Homophone Priming of Proper Names Burke et al ____ by comparing the responses of the same subjects across treatment conditions.


A) achieved greater external validity
B) made their data more precise
C) minimized interference between conditions
D) sacrificed statistical power

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs Which of these extraneous variables could confound a within-subjects design?


A) ethnicity
B) fatigue
C) gender
D) intelligence

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A Within-Subjects Experiment: Homophone Priming of Proper Names A within-subjects design


A) controls extraneous variables better than random assignment in a between-subjects design.
B) is less vulnerable to carryover effects than a between-subjects design.
C) requires less time to run subjects than a between-subjects design.
D) requires more subjects than a between-subjects design.

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs A balanced Latin square controls


A) asymmetrical carryover effects.
B) progressive error.
C) symmetrical carryover effects.
D) both progressive error and symmetrical carryover effects.

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs Whenever we want to distribute progressive error across subjects and there are more treatment sequences than available subjects in a within-subjects design, we must use


A) block randomization.
B) complete counterbalancing.
C) partial counterbalancing.
D) reverse counterbalancing.

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Disadvantages of a Within-Subjects Design A within-subjects design is a poor choice when


A) participation in one treatment condition will provide subjects too many clues about the next conditions.
B) subjects vary widely in performance on the dependent variable.
C) there is a small number of subjects.
D) we need to control extraneous subject variables.

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs When we expect asymmetrical carryover effects in an experiment, we should


A) use a balanced Latin square.
B) use a between-subjects design.
C) use randomized counterbalancing.
D) use subject-by-subject counterbalancing.

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs A researcher randomly assigned subjects to one of the following treatment orders so that each treatment condition precedes and follows every other condition an equal number of times: Which across-subjects counterbalancing procedure did she use? Controlling Within-Subjects Designs A researcher randomly assigned subjects to one of the following treatment orders so that each treatment condition precedes and follows every other condition an equal number of times: Which across-subjects counterbalancing procedure did she use?   A) balanced Latin square counterbalancing B) block randomization C) Latin square counterbalancing D) reverse counterbalancing


A) balanced Latin square counterbalancing
B) block randomization
C) Latin square counterbalancing
D) reverse counterbalancing

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A Within-Subjects Experiment: Homophone Priming of Proper Names If a researcher uses a 4 X 2 within-subjects factorial design, each subject will participate in ___ separate conditions.


A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

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Disadvantages of a Within-Subjects Design You should not use a repeated-measures design when


A) exposure to one level of an independent variable will affect performance during subsequent treatment conditions.
B) it is possible to perform the same study using a between-subjects design.
C) the sample size is small.
D) there are large individual differences in subject performance on the dependent variable.

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A Within-Subjects Experiment: Homophone Priming of Proper Names Maya showed subjects slides of six different job applicants.She manipulated applicant sex (male and female) and age (young adult, middle age, and elderly) , and asked her subjects to rate each of the six applicants on employability.Which experimental design did she use?


A) between-subjects factorial
B) independent groups
C) multiple independent groups
D) within-subjects factorial

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs Progressive error may be due to all of these except


A) carryover effects.
B) fatigue effects.
C) practice effects.
D) subject boredom.

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs We will need a minimum of ___ subjects to use complete counterbalancing with three treatment conditions.


A) 2
B) 3
C) 6
D) 9

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Introduction Experimental designs in which each subject serves in more than one experimental condition are called


A) between-subjects designs.
B) factorial designs.
C) independent groups designs.
D) within-subjects designs.

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Controlling Within-Subjects Designs Which of these best illustrates confounding by order effects?


A) Each subject performs differently on the dependent variable.
B) Solving the first anagram facilitates solving later anagrams.
C) Subjects always perform best on the last set of problems in a random series.
D) Subjects perform better in some treatment conditions than in others.

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