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Chapter 10

1. Probability sampling and methods of survey administration contribute __________ error compared to question wording.
        
2. As compared to indirect measures of behavior, direct observations have __________.
        
3. As the best approximation to the randomized control group design, field researchers often use:
        
4. A strategy for establishing is to have an observer rate the same behavior sequence at different times throughout the study.
        
5. Mail surveys are associated with __________ while face-to-face surveys are associated with __________.
        
6. Statistical regression is a threat to the internal validity of a study whenever:
        
7. The accuracy of estimating population values from a sample is a function of all of the following EXCEPT:
        
8. The Notel researchers evaluated the rival hypothesis that observed increases in children's aggression after the introduction of television were due to maturation by:
        
9. Goodall reported the following description of chimpanzee behavior: "Beethoven presents, pant-grunts to Satan; Satan, hair out, stamps on Beethoven, who screams and falls 3 meters to the ground." This description is:
        
10. A graduate student was observing the depressive behavior of a patient on the unit. She was kept unaware of when the patient started treatment. Such a control to reduce observer bias is called __________.
        
11. Although field studies avoid some limitations of laboratory research, such studies have the disadvantage(s) of :
        
12. Which of the following methods of collecting data in a survey usually yields the lowest response rate(s)?