Random assignment in experiment eliminates

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1. Random assignment in an experiment eliminates individual differences.

True False

2. If a correlation between two variables is r = .00, two explanations are possible: (1) It can mean that two variables are not related; or, (2) that there is a relationship but you must graph it to see it?

True

False

3. An experiment can be used to establish cause-effect relationships between two variables. High causality means we have high external validity?

True

False

4. Social psychologist study variables that cannot be manipulated (such as gender), or variables we cannot ethically manipulate (such as child abuse). In these situations, a quasi-experiment can be used but we must make sure to collect data on third variables that we can rule out alternative explanations.

True

False

5. An operational definition of a variable specifies

the name of the variable

how we define the variable

how we measure the variable

both B and C

6. A quasi-experiment is of NO use in science because it the study's outcome can be explained by multiple causes?

True

False

7. Operational definitions allow us to define constructs (concepts such as misery) by operationalizing them with specific variables such as fear?

True

False

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