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To study the effects of music therapy on children's anxiety levels, a study was designed where 30 students received music therapy and 30 received free time play. The researcher found that students who received music therapy had significantly lower levels of anxiety than those who had free play. As a healthy skeptic, you have a few questions about the study before you start assigning students to music therapy. What are some of the questions you would ask to determine if the conclusions based on the results of the study are valid? Why?

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For the experiment described in Question 1, explain two ways in which the researcher might control for prior levels of anxiety.

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Educational research is often criticized for not being "scientifically rigorous." Explain what this means and why educational settings make such research difficult.

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