PSYC 2030 Lecture : Psyc 2030 - Quasi Experiment Lecture.docx

14. A control group A) must always be used in correlational research B) is not exposed to the experimental treatment C) cannot be used as a comparison to the experimental group D) must be deceived into believing they are receiving treatment E) all of the above

3. Research participants are randomly assigned to different groups in an experiment in order to a increase chances that participants are representative of people in general b. minimize chances that participants in any group know each other. o minimize any differences between groups of participants. d increase chances that the different groups have the same number of participants.

7. Which of the following methods is most helpful for clarifying cause and effect relationships? a correlational research b. the survey c. naturalistic observation d. the experiment