Question 1

​What type of design is a pre-post two-group quasi-experimental design structured like a pretest-posttest randomized experiment,but lacks random assignment to groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​non-equivalent groups 
B)  regression discontinuity​ 
C)  ​proxy-pretest 
D)  ​separate pre-post samples 
A)  ​non-equivalent groups 
B)  regression discontinuity​ 
C)  ​proxy-pretest 
D)  ​separate pre-post samples

Question 2

​Research designs that have several of the key features of randomized experimental designs,such as pre-post measurement and treatment-control group comparisons,but lack random assignment to a treatment group are called _______________ designs.

Accepted Answer

quasi-expe

Question 3

​The fundamental threat to internal validity in the nonequivalent groups design is selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

​Narrative 10-1 -Daycare Center - Part I
Ken studies literacy and is particularly concerned about children who lag in reading readiness.He has developed a reading readiness program that can easily be implemented by day care providers in group settings,and has selected two day cares in demographically similar neighborhoods.He starts by giving a reading readiness to all of the three- and four-year-olds in both day care centers.
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Figure TB 10-11
-​Ken decides to implement his intervention at one daycare but not the other,and after the intervention is complete,he administers the reading readiness test again to both groups of children.His results are shown in the accompanying figure.This figure most suggests the existence of a(n)____ threat.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​instrumentation 
B)  ​testing 
C)  ​selection 
D)  ​diffusion 
A)  ​instrumentation 
B)  ​testing 
C)  ​selection 
D)  ​diffusion

Question 5

​In the _______________ design,the people used for the pretest are not the same as the people used for the posttest.

Accepted Answer

separate p

Question 6

​There are ____ possible outcomes in a non-equivalent groups design.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​two 
B)  ​three 
C)  ​four 
D)  ​five 
A)  ​two 
B)  ​three 
C)  ​four 
D)  ​five

Question 7

​The regression-discontinuity design is very susceptible to selection bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

​The _______________ design allows the researcher to give the intervention to those who need it the most,based on the use of cut-off scores.

Accepted Answer

regression-discontin

Question 9

​
   Figure TB 10-6
-​What type of design is shown in the accompanying figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​non-equivalent groups 
B)  ​regression discontinuity 
C)  ​proxy-pretest 
D)  ​separate pre-post samples 
A)  ​non-equivalent groups 
B)  ​regression discontinuity 
C)  ​proxy-pretest 
D)  ​separate pre-post samples

Question 10

​
   Figure TB 10-9
-​What design is shown in the accompanying figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​double pretest 
B)  ​switching replications 
C)  ​nonequivalent dependent variables 
D)  ​regression point displacement 
A)  ​double pretest 
B)  ​switching replications 
C)  ​nonequivalent dependent variables 
D)  ​regression point displacement

Question 11

​It is possible to mitigate the non-equivalency of groups in the NEGD by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​introducing at least two covariates 
B)  ​randomly assigning subjects to groups 
C)  ​choosing the treatment and control groups to be as similar to each other as possible 
D)  ​using as many measurement opportunities as possible 
A)  ​introducing at least two covariates 
B)  ​randomly assigning subjects to groups 
C)  ​choosing the treatment and control groups to be as similar to each other as possible 
D)  ​using as many measurement opportunities as possible

Question 12

​A regression point displacement design is particularly attractive when ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​the researcher is evaluating a program that has already begun 
B)  ​the unit of study is a community rather than an individual 
C)  ​it is important that those who most need the treatment receive it 
D)  ​there are concerns about selection-maturation effects 
A)  ​the researcher is evaluating a program that has already begun 
B)  ​the unit of study is a community rather than an individual 
C)  ​it is important that those who most need the treatment receive it 
D)  ​there are concerns about selection-maturation effects

Question 13

​Consider the accompanying figure,illustrating the regression discontinuity design.What is shown by B?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​regression line 
B)  ​cutoff 
C)  ​crossover 
D)  ​discontinuity 
A)  ​regression line 
B)  ​cutoff 
C)  ​crossover 
D)  ​discontinuity

Question 14

​Consider the accompanying figure,illustrating the regression discontinuity design.What is shown by D?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​regression line 
B)  ​cutoff 
C)  ​crossover 
D)  ​discontinuity 
A)  ​regression line 
B)  ​cutoff 
C)  ​crossover 
D)  ​discontinuity

Question 15

​The graph in the accompanying figure indicates _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​no treatment effect 
B)  ​a treatment interaction 
C)  ​an effect of treatment 
D)  ​confounding 
A)  ​no treatment effect 
B)  ​a treatment interaction 
C)  ​an effect of treatment 
D)  ​confounding

Question 16

​
   Figure TB 10-3
-​What type of design is shown in the accompanying figure?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​non-equivalent groups 
B)  ​regression discontinuity 
C)  ​proxy-pretest 
D)  ​separate pre-post samples 
A)  ​non-equivalent groups 
B)  ​regression discontinuity 
C)  ​proxy-pretest 
D)  ​separate pre-post samples

Question 17

​A design that includes two waves of measurement prior to the intervention is a ____ design.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​double pretest 
B)  ​switching replications 
C)  ​nonequivalent dependent variables 
D)  ​regression point displacement 
A)  ​double pretest 
B)  ​switching replications 
C)  ​nonequivalent dependent variables 
D)  ​regression point displacement

Question 18

​A two-group design in two phases defined by three waves of measurement is a ____ design.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​double pretest 
B)  ​switching replications 
C)  ​nonequivalent dependent variables 
D)  ​regression point displacement 
A)  ​double pretest 
B)  ​switching replications 
C)  ​nonequivalent dependent variables 
D)  ​regression point displacement

Question 19

​A pre-post quasi-experimental research design where the treatment is given to only one unit in the sample,with all remaining units acting as controls is a ____ design.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​double pretest 
B)  ​switching replications 
C)  ​nonequivalent dependent variables 
D)  ​regression point displacement 
A)  ​double pretest 
B)  ​switching replications 
C)  ​nonequivalent dependent variables 
D)  ​regression point displacement

Question 20

​Narrative 10-1 -Daycare Center - Part I
Ken studies literacy and is particularly concerned about children who lag in reading readiness.He has developed a reading readiness program that can easily be implemented by day care providers in group settings,and has selected two day cares in demographically similar neighborhoods.He starts by giving a reading readiness to all of the three- and four-year-olds in both day care centers.
​
   ​
Figure TB 10-11
-​Ken decides to implement his intervention at one daycare but not the other,and after the intervention is complete,he administers the reading readiness test again to both groups of children.His results are shown in the accompanying figure.The performance of both of the groups improves over time,suggesting the operation of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​maturation 
B)  ​mortality 
C)  ​selection 
D)  ​diffusion 
A)  ​maturation 
B)  ​mortality 
C)  ​selection 
D)  ​diffusion

What type of design is a pre-post two-group quasi-experimental design structured like a pretest-posttest randomized experiment,but lacks random assignment to groups?

Research designs that have several of the key features of randomized experimental designs,such as pre-post measurement and treatment-control group comparisons,but lack random assignment to a treatment group are called _______________ designs.

The fundamental threat to internal validity in the nonequivalent groups design is selection.

In the _______________ design,the people used for the pretest are not the same as the people used for the posttest.

There are ____ possible outcomes in a non-equivalent groups design.

The regression-discontinuity design is very susceptible to selection bias.

The _______________ design allows the researcher to give the intervention to those who need it the most,based on the use of cut-off scores.

Figure TB 10-6 -What type of design is shown in the accompanying figure?

Figure TB 10-9 -What design is shown in the accompanying figure?

It is possible to mitigate the non-equivalency of groups in the NEGD by ____.

A regression point displacement design is particularly attractive when ____.

Consider the accompanying figure,illustrating the regression discontinuity design.What is shown by B?

Consider the accompanying figure,illustrating the regression discontinuity design.What is shown by D?

The graph in the accompanying figure indicates _____.

Figure TB 10-3 -What type of design is shown in the accompanying figure?

A design that includes two waves of measurement prior to the intervention is a ____ design.

A two-group design in two phases defined by three waves of measurement is a ____ design.

A pre-post quasi-experimental research design where the treatment is given to only one unit in the sample,with all remaining units acting as controls is a ____ design.

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Exam 10: Quasi-Experimental-Design

​What type of design is a pre-post two-group quasi-experimental design structured like a pretest-posttest randomized experiment,but lacks random assignment to groups?

​Research designs that have several of the key features of randomized experimental designs,such as pre-post measurement and treatment-control group comparisons,but lack random assignment to a treatment group are called _______________ designs.

​The fundamental threat to internal validity in the nonequivalent groups design is selection.

​In the _______________ design,the people used for the pretest are not the same as the people used for the posttest.

​There are ____ possible outcomes in a non-equivalent groups design.

​The regression-discontinuity design is very susceptible to selection bias.

​The _______________ design allows the researcher to give the intervention to those who need it the most,based on the use of cut-off scores.

​ Figure TB 10-6 -​What type of design is shown in the accompanying figure?

​ Figure TB 10-9 -​What design is shown in the accompanying figure?

​It is possible to mitigate the non-equivalency of groups in the NEGD by ____.

​A regression point displacement design is particularly attractive when ____.

​Consider the accompanying figure,illustrating the regression discontinuity design.What is shown by B?

​Consider the accompanying figure,illustrating the regression discontinuity design.What is shown by D?

​The graph in the accompanying figure indicates _____.

​ Figure TB 10-3 -​What type of design is shown in the accompanying figure?

​A design that includes two waves of measurement prior to the intervention is a ____ design.

​A two-group design in two phases defined by three waves of measurement is a ____ design.

​A pre-post quasi-experimental research design where the treatment is given to only one unit in the sample,with all remaining units acting as controls is a ____ design.

Introduction

Ethics

Qualitative-Approaches-To-Research

Sampling

Introduction-To-Measurement

Scales-Texts-And-Indexes

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What type of design is a pre-post two-group quasi-experimental design structured like a pretest-posttest randomized experiment,but lacks random assignment to groups?

Research designs that have several of the key features of randomized experimental designs,such as pre-post measurement and treatment-control group comparisons,but lack random assignment to a treatment group are called _______________ designs.

The fundamental threat to internal validity in the nonequivalent groups design is selection.

In the _______________ design,the people used for the pretest are not the same as the people used for the posttest.

There are ____ possible outcomes in a non-equivalent groups design.

The regression-discontinuity design is very susceptible to selection bias.

The _______________ design allows the researcher to give the intervention to those who need it the most,based on the use of cut-off scores.

Figure TB 10-6 -What type of design is shown in the accompanying figure?

Figure TB 10-9 -What design is shown in the accompanying figure?

It is possible to mitigate the non-equivalency of groups in the NEGD by ____.

A regression point displacement design is particularly attractive when ____.

Consider the accompanying figure,illustrating the regression discontinuity design.What is shown by B?

Consider the accompanying figure,illustrating the regression discontinuity design.What is shown by D?

The graph in the accompanying figure indicates _____.

Figure TB 10-3 -What type of design is shown in the accompanying figure?

A design that includes two waves of measurement prior to the intervention is a ____ design.

A two-group design in two phases defined by three waves of measurement is a ____ design.

A pre-post quasi-experimental research design where the treatment is given to only one unit in the sample,with all remaining units acting as controls is a ____ design.