Question 1

A ______ is given to a control group to make sure their experience does not differ from the experimental group except for the actual treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  placebo 
B)  quota 
C)  variable 
D)  causal effect 
A)  placebo 
B)  quota 
C)  variable 
D)  causal effect

Question 2

Despite their obvious strengths, ______ are rarely used to study research problems that interest social scientist.

Accepted Answer

A)  surveys 
B)  interviews 
C)  quasi-experiments 
D)  true experiments 
A)  surveys 
B)  interviews 
C)  quasi-experiments 
D)  true experiments

Question 3

A causal effect identifies common influences on a number of cases or events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When researchers do not know whether some treatment actually is beneficial or not, random distribution of benefits is justified.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which two ethical issues are of special importance in experimental research design?

Accepted Answer

A)  association and distribution 
B)  causation and confidentiality 
C)  deception and selective distribution of benefits 
D)  validity and the Hawthorne effect 
A)  association and distribution 
B)  causation and confidentiality 
C)  deception and selective distribution of benefits 
D)  validity and the Hawthorne effect

Question 6

A relationship between two variables is not spurious when it is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  caused by a variation in third variable 
B)  not caused by a variation in the third variable 
C)  caused by the relationship between the independent and dependent variables 
D)  not measured by the research study 
A)  caused by a variation in third variable 
B)  not caused by a variation in the third variable 
C)  caused by the relationship between the independent and dependent variables 
D)  not measured by the research study

A ______ is given to a control group to make sure their experience does not differ from the experimental group except for the actual treatment.

Despite their obvious strengths, ______ are rarely used to study research problems that interest social scientist.

A causal effect identifies common influences on a number of cases or events.

When researchers do not know whether some treatment actually is beneficial or not, random distribution of benefits is justified.

Which two ethical issues are of special importance in experimental research design?

A relationship between two variables is not spurious when it is ______.

Science, Society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Generalizability and Sampling

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods

Unobtrusive Methods

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Data Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting Research

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Exam 6: Causation and Experimental Design

A ______ is given to a control group to make sure their experience does not differ from the experimental group except for the actual treatment.

Despite their obvious strengths, ______ are rarely used to study research problems that interest social scientist.

A causal effect identifies common influences on a number of cases or events.

When researchers do not know whether some treatment actually is beneficial or not, random distribution of benefits is justified.

Which two ethical issues are of special importance in experimental research design?

A relationship between two variables is not spurious when it is ______.

Science, Society, and Social Research

The Process and Problems of Social Research

Research Ethics

Conceptualization and Measurement

Generalizability and Sampling

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods

Unobtrusive Methods

Quantitative Data Analysis

Qualitative Data Analysis

Summarizing and Reporting Research

Filters