Question 1

The study by Trudel et al. (2015)on color-coded nutrition labels shows that

Accepted Answer

A) applied research can be completed in the laboratory just as well as in the field 
B) the results of applied research can provide empirical support for basic psychological phenomena (e.g., effect of reinstating context on memory) 
C) applied research can solve a problem while at the same time providing no information about basic psychological phenomena 
D) basic research phenomena sometimes fail when tried in the field in an applied research study 
A) applied research can be completed in the laboratory just as well as in the field 
B) the results of applied research can provide empirical support for basic psychological phenomena (e.g., effect of reinstating context on memory) 
C) applied research can solve a problem while at the same time providing no information about basic psychological phenomena 
D) basic research phenomena sometimes fail when tried in the field in an applied research study B

Question 2

Experiment is to quasi-experiment as _____ is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) internal validity; external validity 
B) equivalent groups; nonequivalent groups 
C) positive correlation; negative correlation 
D) control group; no control group 
A) internal validity; external validity 
B) equivalent groups; nonequivalent groups 
C) positive correlation; negative correlation 
D) control group; no control group B

Question 3

Campbell's "reforms as experiments" article includes a description of an evaluation of a state police crackdown on speeding in Connecticut. There were 324 fatalities in the year before the crackdown and 284 in the year after. According to Campbell, the program was partially the cause of the drop, but ______ also occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) selection 
B) maturation 
C) instrumentation 
D) regression to the mean 
A) selection 
B) maturation 
C) instrumentation 
D) regression to the mean D

Question 4

Summative evaluations sometimes fail to detect genuine program effects. These Type _____ errors often happen because _______.

Accepted Answer

A) II; the measuring tools aren't very good 
B) II; the program usually doesn't work 
C) I; the measuring tools aren't very good 
D) I; the program really doesn't work 
A) II; the measuring tools aren't very good 
B) II; the program usually doesn't work 
C) I; the measuring tools aren't very good 
D) I; the program really doesn't work

Question 5

Applied research

Accepted Answer

A) was important to American psychologists from the beginning of psychology in the U.S. 
B) became important to American psychologists after World War II 
C) has never been as important to American psychologists as basic research 
D) has only recently become popular among American psychologists 
A) was important to American psychologists from the beginning of psychology in the U.S. 
B) became important to American psychologists after World War II 
C) has never been as important to American psychologists as basic research 
D) has only recently become popular among American psychologists

Question 6

When psychology first emerged as an independent discipline at the end of the nineteenth century, American psychologists

Accepted Answer

A) were interested in basic but not applied research 
B) felt it necessary to show that their new science was useful to society 
C) were initially interested in applied research, but quickly abandoned it for basic research 
D) were philosophers and generally uninterested in any scientific research 
A) were interested in basic but not applied research 
B) felt it necessary to show that their new science was useful to society 
C) were initially interested in applied research, but quickly abandoned it for basic research 
D) were philosophers and generally uninterested in any scientific research

Question 7

In a nonequivalent control group study,

Accepted Answer

A) before the study begins, the two groups are different from each other in some systematic way 
B) one group is treated while the second group is not treated 
C) the major comparison between the groups is in terms of the amount of change from pretest to posttest 
D) all of the above 
A) before the study begins, the two groups are different from each other in some systematic way 
B) one group is treated while the second group is not treated 
C) the major comparison between the groups is in terms of the amount of change from pretest to posttest 
D) all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is true about D'Haese et al.'s (2015)study on 'Play Streets'?

Accepted Answer

A) it used a nonequivalent control group design with a pretest 
B) it was an example of an interrupted time series design 
C) it was a formative evaluation 
D) unlike similar studies, there was no pretest given 
A) it used a nonequivalent control group design with a pretest 
B) it was an example of an interrupted time series design 
C) it was a formative evaluation 
D) unlike similar studies, there was no pretest given

Question 9

Random assignment is used in

Accepted Answer

A) a nonequivalent control group design 
B) an interrupted time series design 
C) both alternatives a. and b. 
D) none of the above 
A) a nonequivalent control group design 
B) an interrupted time series design 
C) both alternatives a. and b. 
D) none of the above

Question 10

Applied research

Accepted Answer

A) examines the basic laws of human behavior 
B) is just as likely to occur in the laboratory as in the field 
C) focuses on a specific real world problem 
D) has no connection with theory 
A) examines the basic laws of human behavior 
B) is just as likely to occur in the laboratory as in the field 
C) focuses on a specific real world problem 
D) has no connection with theory

Question 11

Applied research

Accepted Answer

A) aims to solve specific real world problems 
B) furthers our knowledge of basic psychological phenomena 
C) both alternatives a. and b. 
D) none of the above 
A) aims to solve specific real world problems 
B) furthers our knowledge of basic psychological phenomena 
C) both alternatives a. and b. 
D) none of the above

Question 12

In a study comparing two nonequivalent groups, a selection by history confound occurs when

Accepted Answer

A) some event intervenes between pretest and posttest and affects just one of the groups 
B) some event intervenes between pretest and posttest and affects both selected groups equally 
C) selection influences one of the groups and history influences the other 
D) some historical event causes a failure of the random assignment procedure 
A) some event intervenes between pretest and posttest and affects just one of the groups 
B) some event intervenes between pretest and posttest and affects both selected groups equally 
C) selection influences one of the groups and history influences the other 
D) some historical event causes a failure of the random assignment procedure

Question 13

This study uses a _________ design.

Accepted Answer

A) mixed factorial design 
B) nonequivalent control group 
C) interrupted time series 
D) time series with a control group 
A) mixed factorial design 
B) nonequivalent control group 
C) interrupted time series 
D) time series with a control group

Question 14

In the above item, if worker absenteeism improved after flextime was installed and was generally lower after than before the program, what could be concluded?

Accepted Answer

A) the program worked 
B) some uncontrolled historical event might have brought about the change 
C) a regression to the mean could have occurred 
D) all of the above are possibilities 
A) the program worked 
B) some uncontrolled historical event might have brought about the change 
C) a regression to the mean could have occurred 
D) all of the above are possibilities

Question 15

Campbell's "reforms as experiments" article includes a description of an evaluation of a state police crackdown on speeding in Connecticut. In conducting this study, Campbell used

Accepted Answer

A) an interrupted time series design, with comparisons made to similar states 
B) a simple one-group interrupted time series design 
C) a nonequivalent control group design, with comparisons made to similar states 
D) a pretest posttest design (no control group) 
A) an interrupted time series design, with comparisons made to similar states 
B) a simple one-group interrupted time series design 
C) a nonequivalent control group design, with comparisons made to similar states 
D) a pretest posttest design (no control group)

Question 16

Wagner et al. (1988)examined worker productivity as the result of the institution of a worker incentive plan. They used a(n)________ design.

Accepted Answer

A) interrupted time series with a control group 
B) nonequivalent control group 
C) needs analysis 
D) interrupted time series 
A) interrupted time series with a control group 
B) nonequivalent control group 
C) needs analysis 
D) interrupted time series

Question 17

Census data is most likely to be used during which phase of program evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A) needs analysis 
B) summative evaluation 
C) formative evaluation 
D) cost-effectiveness analysis 
A) needs analysis 
B) summative evaluation 
C) formative evaluation 
D) cost-effectiveness analysis

Question 18

Cost-effectiveness analysis occurs at the end of a program, but assessing cost is also an important part of

Accepted Answer

A) program audit 
B) needs analysis 
C) summative evaluation 
D) none of the above 
A) program audit 
B) needs analysis 
C) summative evaluation 
D) none of the above

Question 19

A cost-effectiveness analysis is designed to answer the question:

Accepted Answer

A) Is this program working the way it is supposed to work? 
B) Did this program produce the effects it was supposed to produce? 
C) Should you develop this program? 
D) Which of these two very effective programs should we continue? 
A) Is this program working the way it is supposed to work? 
B) Did this program produce the effects it was supposed to produce? 
C) Should you develop this program? 
D) Which of these two very effective programs should we continue?

Question 20

Quasi-experimental designs can include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) random assignment 
B) independent variables 
C) subject variables 
D) nonequivalent groups 
A) random assignment 
B) independent variables 
C) subject variables 
D) nonequivalent groups

The study by Trudel et al. (2015)on color-coded nutrition labels shows that

Experiment is to quasi-experiment as _ is to _.

Summative evaluations sometimes fail to detect genuine program effects. These Type _ errors often happen because ___.

Applied research

When psychology first emerged as an independent discipline at the end of the nineteenth century, American psychologists

In a nonequivalent control group study,

Which of the following is true about D'Haese et al.'s (2015)study on 'Play Streets'?

Random assignment is used in

Applied research

Applied research

In a study comparing two nonequivalent groups, a selection by history confound occurs when

This study uses a _________ design.

In the above item, if worker absenteeism improved after flextime was installed and was generally lower after than before the program, what could be concluded?

Campbell's "reforms as experiments" article includes a description of an evaluation of a state police crackdown on speeding in Connecticut. In conducting this study, Campbell used

Wagner et al. (1988)examined worker productivity as the result of the institution of a worker incentive plan. They used a(n)________ design.

Census data is most likely to be used during which phase of program evaluation?

Cost-effectiveness analysis occurs at the end of a program, but assessing cost is also an important part of

A cost-effectiveness analysis is designed to answer the question:

Quasi-experimental designs can include all of the following except

Scientific Thinking in Psychology

Ethics in Psychological Research

Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology

Sampling, Measurement, and Hypothesis Testing

Introduction to Experimental Research

Methodological Control in Experimental Research

Experimental Design I: Single-Factor Designs

Experimental Design II: Factorial Designs

Non-Experimental Design I: Survey Methods

Non-Experimental Design II: Observational and Archival Methods

Small N Designs

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Exam 11: Quasi-Experimental Designs and Applied Research

The study by Trudel et al. (2015)on color-coded nutrition labels shows that

Experiment is to quasi-experiment as _____ is to _____.

Summative evaluations sometimes fail to detect genuine program effects. These Type _____ errors often happen because _______.

Applied research

When psychology first emerged as an independent discipline at the end of the nineteenth century, American psychologists

In a nonequivalent control group study,

Which of the following is true about D'Haese et al.'s (2015)study on 'Play Streets'?

Random assignment is used in

Applied research

Applied research

In a study comparing two nonequivalent groups, a selection by history confound occurs when

This study uses a _________ design.

In the above item, if worker absenteeism improved after flextime was installed and was generally lower after than before the program, what could be concluded?

Campbell's "reforms as experiments" article includes a description of an evaluation of a state police crackdown on speeding in Connecticut. In conducting this study, Campbell used

Wagner et al. (1988)examined worker productivity as the result of the institution of a worker incentive plan. They used a(n)________ design.

Census data is most likely to be used during which phase of program evaluation?

Cost-effectiveness analysis occurs at the end of a program, but assessing cost is also an important part of

A cost-effectiveness analysis is designed to answer the question:

Quasi-experimental designs can include all of the following except

Scientific Thinking in Psychology

Ethics in Psychological Research

Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology

Sampling, Measurement, and Hypothesis Testing

Introduction to Experimental Research

Methodological Control in Experimental Research

Experimental Design I: Single-Factor Designs

Experimental Design II: Factorial Designs

Non-Experimental Design I: Survey Methods

Non-Experimental Design II: Observational and Archival Methods

Small N Designs

Filters

Experiment is to quasi-experiment as _ is to _.

Summative evaluations sometimes fail to detect genuine program effects. These Type _ errors often happen because ___.