You conduct a study which is as similar as possible to a study conducted by someone else. You are conducting a
A) direct replication of the other research.
B) replication and extension of the other research.
C) conceptual replication of the other research.
D) test of the reliability of the other researcher's operational definition of the independent variable.

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A direct replication is when a study is conducted as similar as possible to a previous study in order to assess the reliability and validity of the original findings. The other options involve making some changes or extensions to the original study, which would not be the case if the goal is to directly replicate the previous research. Option D is incorrect because it refers specifically to the operational definition of the independent variable, which may not be the only aspect of the study being replicated.

You Conduct a Study Which Is as Similar as Possible