Question 1

Experimenter bias is a threat to internal validity stemming from the experimenter's own judgments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is the most sophisticated experimental design?

Accepted Answer

A)  ex post facto 
B)  ad hoc 
C)  Solomon Four-Group 
D)  pretest posttest 
E)  random assignment 
A)  ex post facto 
B)  ad hoc 
C)  Solomon Four-Group 
D)  pretest posttest 
E)  random assignment

Question 3

The Hawthorne effect refers to increases in worker productivity explained by workers apparently interpreting research by management as management taking an interest in them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The term "ecological isomorphism" refers to the extent to which the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  people in the experiment are similar 
B)  researcher engages in environmentally sound experimental practices 
C)  experimental conditions replicate real-life conditions 
D)  experiment's results match results from real life 
A)  people in the experiment are similar 
B)  researcher engages in environmentally sound experimental practices 
C)  experimental conditions replicate real-life conditions 
D)  experiment's results match results from real life

Question 5

A two-by-two experimental design with 10 people per experimental condition would require ______ participants.

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  40 
C)  60 
D)  80 
A)  20 
B)  40 
C)  60 
D)  80

Question 6

What is the reason online experiments have been slower to gain popularity when compared to online surveys?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experimental design often requires that participants don't do more than responding to questions. 
B)  Experimental design often requires that participants do something more active than responding to questions. 
C)  It is much easier logistically to do experiments online as opposed to surveys. 
D)  Online experiments are cheaper but take less time. 
A)  Experimental design often requires that participants don't do more than responding to questions. 
B)  Experimental design often requires that participants do something more active than responding to questions. 
C)  It is much easier logistically to do experiments online as opposed to surveys. 
D)  Online experiments are cheaper but take less time.

Question 7

Diffusion helps ensure internal validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The goal of experimental design is to determine correlations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In experimental research, diffusion means that a treatment effect spreads from group to group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

To determine causation, the dependent variable must be caused by the independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Good experimental design does not require ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  random assignment 
B)  a control group 
C)  a pretest 
D)  nonprobability sampling 
A)  random assignment 
B)  a control group 
C)  a pretest 
D)  nonprobability sampling

Question 12

Control, for the purpose of experimental design, limits the movement of participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a threat to internal validity?

Accepted Answer

A)  ecological isomorphism 
B)  spurious relationships 
C)  selection bias 
D)  attrition 
A)  ecological isomorphism 
B)  spurious relationships 
C)  selection bias 
D)  attrition

Question 14

Explain, with examples, the concept of "control" in experimental design.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain, with examples, the concept of "control"...

Question 15

Explain, with examples, the concepts of attrition, maturation, and diffusion.

Accepted Answer

Attrition occurs when people d

Question 16

Explain, with examples, the difference between internal and external validity in experimental design.

Accepted Answer

A study has internal validity when a cau

Question 17

Experimental settings are not a threat to external validity because they reflect external reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In asking about the validity of an experiment, a researcher is asking whether the experiment captured the concepts the researcher intended to capture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

List at least one advantage and one disadvantage of online experiments.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List at least one advantage and one...

Question 20

A spurious relationship occurs where a relationship between variables has been found but is actually explained by another variable the researcher was not focused on.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Experimenter bias is a threat to internal validity stemming from the experimenter's own judgments.

Which of the following is the most sophisticated experimental design?

The Hawthorne effect refers to increases in worker productivity explained by workers apparently interpreting research by management as management taking an interest in them.

The term "ecological isomorphism" refers to the extent to which the ______.

A two-by-two experimental design with 10 people per experimental condition would require ______ participants.

What is the reason online experiments have been slower to gain popularity when compared to online surveys?

Diffusion helps ensure internal validity.

The goal of experimental design is to determine correlations.

In experimental research, diffusion means that a treatment effect spreads from group to group.

To determine causation, the dependent variable must be caused by the independent variable.

Good experimental design does not require ______.

Control, for the purpose of experimental design, limits the movement of participants.

Which of the following is NOT a threat to internal validity?

Explain, with examples, the concept of "control" in experimental design.

Explain, with examples, the concepts of attrition, maturation, and diffusion.

Explain, with examples, the difference between internal and external validity in experimental design.

Experimental settings are not a threat to external validity because they reflect external reality.

In asking about the validity of an experiment, a researcher is asking whether the experiment captured the concepts the researcher intended to capture.

List at least one advantage and one disadvantage of online experiments.

A spurious relationship occurs where a relationship between variables has been found but is actually explained by another variable the researcher was not focused on.

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Experimenter bias is a threat to internal validity stemming from the experimenter's own judgments.

Which of the following is the most sophisticated experimental design?

The Hawthorne effect refers to increases in worker productivity explained by workers apparently interpreting research by management as management taking an interest in them.

The term "ecological isomorphism" refers to the extent to which the ______.

A two-by-two experimental design with 10 people per experimental condition would require ______ participants.

What is the reason online experiments have been slower to gain popularity when compared to online surveys?

Diffusion helps ensure internal validity.

The goal of experimental design is to determine correlations.

In experimental research, diffusion means that a treatment effect spreads from group to group.

To determine causation, the dependent variable must be caused by the independent variable.

Good experimental design does not require ______.

Control, for the purpose of experimental design, limits the movement of participants.

Which of the following is NOT a threat to internal validity?

Explain, with examples, the concept of "control" in experimental design.

Explain, with examples, the concepts of attrition, maturation, and diffusion.

Explain, with examples, the difference between internal and external validity in experimental design.

Experimental settings are not a threat to external validity because they reflect external reality.

In asking about the validity of an experiment, a researcher is asking whether the experiment captured the concepts the researcher intended to capture.

List at least one advantage and one disadvantage of online experiments.

A spurious relationship occurs where a relationship between variables has been found but is actually explained by another variable the researcher was not focused on.

Getting Started: Possibilities and Decisions

First Decisions: From Inspiration to Implementation

Ethics: What Are My Responsibilities As a Researcher

You Could Look It Up: Reading, Recording, and Reviewing Research

Measurement: Research Using Numbers

Sampling: Who, What, and How Many

Summarizing Research Results: Data Reduction and Descriptive Statistics

Generalizing From Research Results: Inferential Statistics

Surveys: Putting Numbers on Opinions

Quantitative Understanding of Content: Content Analysis

Qualitative Understanding of Content: Rhetorical and Critical Analyses, and More

Qualitative Understanding of Communication Behavior: Interviews, Focus Groups, and Ethnography

Research Results in Print and Online: Writing and Presenting for Scholarly and Other Publics

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