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1
Research participants are rarely selected from the general population.
A)True
B)False
2
Researchers can address generalization issues that stem from the use of different populations by including subject-type as a variable.
A)True
B)False
3
Replication of research studies provides a safeguard against limited generalizability.
A)True
B)False
4
Research has revealed that participants' performance is unaffected by the gender of the experimenter.
A)True
B)False
5
Findings are considered to be more generalizable if they are supported by multiple methods.
A)True
B)False
6
Exact replications often occur when a researcher builds on the findings of a prior study.
A)True
B)False
7
A single failure to replicate previous research findings is cause for discarding the original findings.
A)True
B)False
8
When conceptual replications produce similar results, confidence in the generalizability of relationships between variables is greatly increased.
A)True
B)False
9
The conclusions in a narrative literature review are based on the subjective impressions of the reviewer.
A)True
B)False
10
In a meta-analysis, statistical conclusions can be drawn.
A)True
B)False
11
College students tend to be less conservative than adults in general.
A)True
B)False
12
The title of research studies does not influence the type of people who sign up.
A)True
B)False
13
Traits vary across geographic area.
A)True
B)False
14
Rubin (1975) found that women tend to reveal more about themselves to female experimenters than male experimenters.
A)True
B)False
15
Internal validity is the primary consideration of laboratory experiments.
A)True
B)False





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