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The most valuable type of research is
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The experiment used to discover cause-and-effect-relationships.
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Experiments emphasize parsimony which means
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Interpreting results in the simplest way
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Occams Razor suggests that experimenters
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interpret results in the simplest manner
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A counselor educator is running an experiment to test a form or counseling -- but one client is seeing Gestalt therapist. The experiment
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Is confounded/flawed
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Non-directive is to person-centered as
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parsimony is to Occam's Razor.
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An experiment is said to be confounded when
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undesirable variables are not kept out of the experiment
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terminology IV and DV
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independent variable
depentent variable |
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Hypothesis: biofeedback reduces anxiety and improves avg score on written exams. The IV will be and the DV will be
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biofeedback
board exam score |
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Experimenters should always abide by code of ethics. The variable you manipulate/control in an experiment is the
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IV or independent variable
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In order for the prof to conduct exp re hypot about biofeedback & exam scores he will need
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Control group and experimental group
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Type I and Type II errors are called _____ and _____ respectively.
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alpha; beta
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A Type I error occurs when
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you reject null when it is true
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A Type II error
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is called a beta error and means you accept null when it is false.
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Assume the experiment in question 8 is conducted. The results indicate that the biofeedback helped raise written board exam scores but in reality this is not the case. The researcher has made a
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Type I error
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A counselor educator decides to increase the sample size in her experiment. This will
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reduce Type I and Type II errors.
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