An advantage of the between-subjects design versus the within-subjects design is

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An advantage of the between-subjects design versus the within-subjects design is that between-subjects ____.

generally requires fewer participants

usually is a more sensitive test (more likely to detect a treatment effect)

eliminates the risk of order effects

eliminates potential problems that may be caused by individual differences

An effect of counterbalancing is to _____.

to subtract out the order effects along with the individual differences

to eliminate order effects

to separate the order effects from the treatment effects

to spread the order effects equally across the different treatment conditions

For a research study that compares problem solving ability for two different content areas (verbal, math) among participants with three different levels of self-esteem (high self-esteem, medium self-esteem, and low self-esteem), what kind of design would be appropriate and efficient (i.e., use the fewest participants)?

mixed design with one between and one within factor

between subjects design with two factors

matched groups designs with two factors

within subjects design with two factors

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In a matched pair design (such as one in which pairs of monozygotic twins randomly assigned within pair, one to treatment A and one to treatment B), the treatment groups are comprised of different people. Their scores comprise what type of data?

normally distributed data

dependent data

independent data.

random data.

generally requires fewer participants

usually is a more sensitive test (more likely to detect a treatment effect)

eliminates the risk of order effects

eliminates potential problems that may be caused by individual differences

Explanation / Answer

1)eliminates risk of order effect is correct

hence option C)

2) to spread order effects equally across the different treatment conditions.

option D)

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