Three criteria for establishing causation

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1. With .......a casual claim can be made....

a. An experiment b. An association claim c. Frequency claim d. A correlation.

2 . Which of the following is not one of the three criteria for establishing causation?

a. Temporal precedence b. Internal validity c. Covariance d. Correlation coefficient.

3. In previous studies, Dr. Hammond has established that finding meaning in one's everyday work activities can lead to greater success in the workplace (e.g. productivity, creativity). He is curious as to whether this can happen in the college classroom. Specifically, he is curious whether finding meaning in one's classroom experience can lead to greater academic performance. In the spring semester, he has his teaching assistant randomly assign half the class to write a paragraph each class period about how the material has meaning for their lives (meaning group). The other half writes a paragraph about what they did to prepare for class (preparation group). He does not know which of his students are writing which paragraph, and the students are not aware they are responding to different writing assignments. He gives the students a midterm essay exam and finals to measure academic performance. The study described above is an example of which of the following?

Correlational study
Multiple-regression analysis
Placebo effect
A double-blind study

4. Another term for noise is.... a. Generalizability b. Manipulation check c.Pilot study d. Error variance.

5. Which of the following does not threaten internal validity in experiments? a. Selection effect b. Counterbalance c. Order effect d.Maturation.

6. Another name for practice effects is.... a. Counterbalancing b. Placebo effects. c. Matching d. Fatigue effects.

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