chapter 13

Question 1

a _____________ is a research procedure in which the scientist must select subjects for different conditions from pre-existing groups

Answer 1

quasi experiment

Question 2

_______ means “as if” or “to a degree”

Answer 2

quasi

Question 3

what defining characteristic do quasi experiments lack from true experiments?

Answer 3

it is possible to assign subjects to conditions in a true experiment, but in a quasi experiment, it is necessary to select subjects for the different conditions from previously existing groups.