In previous studies,Dr.Schulenberg has established that finding meaning in one's everyday work activities can lead to greater success in the workplace (e.g. ,productivity,creativity).He is curious as to whether this can happen in the college classroom.Specifically,he is curious whether finding meaning in one's classroom experience can lead to greater academic performance.In the spring semester,he has his teaching assistant randomly assign half the class to write a paragraph each class period about how the material has meaning for their lives (meaning group).The other half writes a paragraph about what they did to prepare for class (preparation group).He does not know which of his students are writing which paragraph,and the students are not aware they are responding to different writing assignments.To measure academic performance,he gives the students a midterm essay exam and a final exam.

-Dr.Schulenberg likely designed his study so that neither he nor his students knew which group they were in to address which of the following?
A)Placebo effects
B)Attrition
C)Demand characteristics
D)Maturation

Question

In previous studies,Dr.Schulenberg has established that finding meaning in one's everyday work activities can lead to greater success in the workplace (e.g. ,productivity,creativity) .He is curious as to whether this can happen in the college classroom.Specifically,he is curious whether finding meaning in one's classroom experience can lead to greater academic performance.In the spring semester,he has his teaching assistant randomly assign half the class to write a paragraph each class period about how the material has meaning for their lives (meaning group) .The other half writes a paragraph about what they did to prepare for class (preparation group) .He does not know which of his students are writing which paragraph,and the students are not aware they are responding to different writing assignments.To measure academic performance,he gives the students a midterm essay exam and a final exam.

-Dr.Schulenberg likely designed his study so that neither he nor his students knew which group they were in to address which of the following?

-Dr.Schulenberg likely designed his study so that neither he nor his students knew which group they were in to address which of the following?
A)Placebo effects
B)Attrition
C)Demand characteristics
D)Maturation

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Dr. Schulenberg likely designed his study to address demand characteristics, which refer to the potential for participants in a study to modify their behavior based on their perception of the researcher's expectations or the purpose of the study. By keeping both the researcher (Dr. Schulenberg) and the participants (students) blind to group assignment, he minimizes the effects of demand characteristics, as neither group is likely to modify their behavior based on their assigned writing prompt or the study's purpose.

In Previous Studies,Dr