APFIVE Belief Perseverance Study Design
Researchers conducted a study examining belief perseverance among 200 college students. Students were first shown fabricated research suggesting that extroverts are more successful in business careers. After being thoroughly debriefed about the false nature of this research, students were asked to rate their belief in the extrovert-success connection. Despite knowing the initial information was false, 75% maintained moderate to strong belief in the original claim. Which research design element would have strengthened this study’s validity?
A
Including a control group who never saw the false information
B
Conducting follow-up interviews with participants
C
Measuring students’ own personality types
D
Using a larger sample size of students
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