Question 1

A nonspecific-treatment control group:

Accepted Answer

A)  Is designed to control for common factors that are associated with treatment. 
B)  Rules out the role of expectancies in explaining why clients get better 
C)  Controls for placebo effects in a medication study 
D)  Is the best way to rule out threats to internal validity e.g., regression, testing) 
A)  Is designed to control for common factors that are associated with treatment. 
B)  Rules out the role of expectancies in explaining why clients get better 
C)  Controls for placebo effects in a medication study 
D)  Is the best way to rule out threats to internal validity e.g., regression, testing) A

Question 2

Why are waiting-list control groups more favorable than no-treatment control groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  They allow for both between and within-participant comparisons 
B)  It is easier to recruit participants 
C)  It eliminates ethical problems of no treatment 
D)  a and b 
A)  They allow for both between and within-participant comparisons 
B)  It is easier to recruit participants 
C)  It eliminates ethical problems of no treatment 
D)  a and b D

Question 3

Which of the following is typically an initial approach to a research question?

Accepted Answer

A)  Constructive strategy 
B)  Dismantling strategy 
C)  Parametric strategy 
D)  Treatment package strategy 
A)  Constructive strategy 
B)  Dismantling strategy 
C)  Parametric strategy 
D)  Treatment package strategy D

Question 4

Why is the parametric treatment strategy used in experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  To determine what the minimum amount of treatment needed to produce an effect 
B)  To maximize therapeutic change 
C)  To explore the interaction of multiple treatments 
D)  To determine the impact of new treatments 
A)  To determine what the minimum amount of treatment needed to produce an effect 
B)  To maximize therapeutic change 
C)  To explore the interaction of multiple treatments 
D)  To determine the impact of new treatments

Question 5

The treatment mediator strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Focuses on subject characteristics that influence the direction or magnitude of change 
B)  Examines predictors and correlates of change 
C)  Focuses on mechanisms of change 
D)  a and c 
A)  Focuses on subject characteristics that influence the direction or magnitude of change 
B)  Examines predictors and correlates of change 
C)  Focuses on mechanisms of change 
D)  a and c

Question 6

The use of a treatment that is not based on theoretical or empirical findings is typically used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  To rule out threats to internal validity 
B)  Is unethical regardless of the reasons 
C)  To test for attention-placebo effects 
D)  Both a and c 
A)  To rule out threats to internal validity 
B)  Is unethical regardless of the reasons 
C)  To test for attention-placebo effects 
D)  Both a and c

Question 7

Spontaneous remission is a problem in therapy studies because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants change overtime without being in a treatment condition 
B)  It is a threat to the external validity of the experiment 
C)  It does not provide a necessary baseline for comparison 
D)  It does not utilize at least one control group 
A)  Participants change overtime without being in a treatment condition 
B)  It is a threat to the external validity of the experiment 
C)  It does not provide a necessary baseline for comparison 
D)  It does not utilize at least one control group

Question 8

What is the goal of a dismantling treatment strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  To reduce psychopathology 
B)  To determine the effect of treatment on a waiting-list control group 
C)  To identify the necessary and sufficient components of treatment 
D)  Both b and c 
A)  To reduce psychopathology 
B)  To determine the effect of treatment on a waiting-list control group 
C)  To identify the necessary and sufficient components of treatment 
D)  Both b and c

Question 9

Control groups are typically used to address threats to:

Accepted Answer

A)  External validity 
B)  Ecological validity 
C)  Construct validity 
D)  Internal validity 
A)  External validity 
B)  Ecological validity 
C)  Construct validity 
D)  Internal validity

Question 10

Why is the treatment moderator strategy used?

Accepted Answer

A)  To examine attributes of the clients, therapists, or context that may influence outcome 
B)  To determine if two or more treatments differ in effectiveness 
C)  To explore the impact of multiple treatments on clients and therapists 
D)  a and c 
A)  To examine attributes of the clients, therapists, or context that may influence outcome 
B)  To determine if two or more treatments differ in effectiveness 
C)  To explore the impact of multiple treatments on clients and therapists 
D)  a and c

Question 11

Which design is used to control conceptually and procedurally irrelevant factors that might emerge during a study e.g., duration or number of treatment sessions)?

Accepted Answer

A)  No design does this 
B)  Yoked control group 
C)  All designs do this 
D)  Multiple-treatment design 
A)  No design does this 
B)  Yoked control group 
C)  All designs do this 
D)  Multiple-treatment design

Question 12

Why are no-treatment control groups problematic?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not account for individual differences in outcomes 
B)  They are difficult to ethically justify 
C)  They are not typically based upon strict protocols 
D)  They do not allow for random assignment 
A)  They do not account for individual differences in outcomes 
B)  They are difficult to ethically justify 
C)  They are not typically based upon strict protocols 
D)  They do not allow for random assignment

Question 13

Comparison groups are used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduce threats to internal validity and construct validity 
B)  Confirm rival hypotheses 
C)  Rule out treatment effects 
D)  Reduce threats to construct validity and external validity 
A)  Reduce threats to internal validity and construct validity 
B)  Confirm rival hypotheses 
C)  Rule out treatment effects 
D)  Reduce threats to construct validity and external validity

Question 14

No-treatment and waiting-list control groups are primarily used to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduce bias in participants' responses 
B)  Reduce threats to external validity 
C)  Increase construct validity 
D)  Increase internal validity 
A)  Reduce bias in participants' responses 
B)  Reduce threats to external validity 
C)  Increase construct validity 
D)  Increase internal validity

Question 15

Why are patched-up control groups used?

Accepted Answer

A)  To establish the impact of a modified treatment condition 
B)  To make sure that the control group is the same as the treatment group 
C)  In order to rule our rival hypotheses 
D)  To determine why a treatment outcome did not confirm the experimental hypothesis 
A)  To establish the impact of a modified treatment condition 
B)  To make sure that the control group is the same as the treatment group 
C)  In order to rule our rival hypotheses 
D)  To determine why a treatment outcome did not confirm the experimental hypothesis

A nonspecific-treatment control group:

Why are waiting-list control groups more favorable than no-treatment control groups?

Which of the following is typically an initial approach to a research question?

Why is the parametric treatment strategy used in experiments?

The treatment mediator strategy?

The use of a treatment that is not based on theoretical or empirical findings is typically used to:

Spontaneous remission is a problem in therapy studies because:

What is the goal of a dismantling treatment strategy?

Control groups are typically used to address threats to:

Why is the treatment moderator strategy used?

Which design is used to control conceptually and procedurally irrelevant factors that might emerge during a study e.g., duration or number of treatment sessions)?

Why are no-treatment control groups problematic?

Comparison groups are used to:

No-treatment and waiting-list control groups are primarily used to:

Why are patched-up control groups used?

Drawing Valid Inferences I: Internal and External Validity

Drawing Valid Inferences Ii: Construct and Statistical Conclusion Validity

Sources of Artifact and Bias

Selection of the Research Problem and Design

Experimental Research: Group Designs

Assessing the Impact of the Experimental Manipulation

Observational Research: Case-Control and Cohort Designs

The Case Study and Single-Case Research Designs

Evaluation of the Single Case in Clinical Work

Qualitative Research Methods: an Overview

Assessment Methods and Strategies

Assessment and Evaluation of Interventions

Statistical Methods of Data Evaluation

Interpretation of the Data

Ethical Issues and Guidelines for Research

Publication and Communication of Research Findings

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Exam 7: Control and Comparison Groups

A nonspecific-treatment control group:

Why are waiting-list control groups more favorable than no-treatment control groups?

Which of the following is typically an initial approach to a research question?

Why is the parametric treatment strategy used in experiments?

The treatment mediator strategy?

The use of a treatment that is not based on theoretical or empirical findings is typically used to:

Spontaneous remission is a problem in therapy studies because:

What is the goal of a dismantling treatment strategy?

Control groups are typically used to address threats to:

Why is the treatment moderator strategy used?

Which design is used to control conceptually and procedurally irrelevant factors that might emerge during a study e.g., duration or number of treatment sessions)?

Why are no-treatment control groups problematic?

Comparison groups are used to:

No-treatment and waiting-list control groups are primarily used to:

Why are patched-up control groups used?

Drawing Valid Inferences I: Internal and External Validity

Drawing Valid Inferences Ii: Construct and Statistical Conclusion Validity

Sources of Artifact and Bias

Selection of the Research Problem and Design

Experimental Research: Group Designs

Assessing the Impact of the Experimental Manipulation

Observational Research: Case-Control and Cohort Designs

The Case Study and Single-Case Research Designs

Evaluation of the Single Case in Clinical Work

Qualitative Research Methods: an Overview

Assessment Methods and Strategies

Assessment and Evaluation of Interventions

Statistical Methods of Data Evaluation

Interpretation of the Data

Ethical Issues and Guidelines for Research

Publication and Communication of Research Findings

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