Solutions for Internal Validity Threats Flashcards
1
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Design Confounds
A
Control Variables (hold as many variables constant as possible)
2
Q
Selection Effects
A
Random Assignment, Matched Pairs
3
Q
Order Effects
A
Counter Balancing
4
Q
Maturation Threat
A
control group
5
Q
History Threat
A
control group
6
Q
Regression Threat
A
control group
7
Q
Testing Threat
A
alternate forms of pre/post tests, control group, post-tests only
8
Q
Placebo Effect Threat
A
control group, double blind study
9
Q
Attrition Threat
A
pre/post test design to test for drop-outs
10
Q
Instrumentation Threat
A
Post-test only, ensure equivalence of pre and post tests
11
Q
Observational Bias
A
raters blind to conditions
12
Q
Demand Characteristics
A
double blind study, deception, careful monitoring
