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1 in addition to the key words you should also be able to define the following terms third-variable problem
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1 define extraneous variable and confounding variable describe two methods used to prevent extraneous variables from
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in addition to the key words you should also be able to define the following termswithin-subjects
describe the fundamental difference between a within-subjects design and a between-subjects design for an experiment
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1 experimental studies are similar to non experimental and quasi-experimental studies because they all compare groups
1 describe the basic problem that threatens internal validity for nonequivalent group designs2 give an example of a
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1 suppose that a researcher finds a significant difference between two treatment conditions what additional information
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