Exam 11: Single-Case, Quasi-Experimental, and Developmental Research

In the context of reversal designs,the ABABAB design:

A multiple baseline design is often used when:

The Terman Life Cycle Study began in 1921 and tracked California schoolchildren with particular intelligent scores.This study measured aspects of the individuals' cognitive and social development until their death.This is an example of a(n)_____.

In order to study the effects of watching violent programs on children's aggressiveness,a researcher observes children's behavior after they watch 30 minutes of violent programs on television.The researcher concludes that television violence causes aggressiveness.A problem in this research is that:

The serious flaw associated with the nonequivalent control group design is that ____ occur.

Dr.Jayden is studying the effect of exercise on cholesterol level.He first measures his patients' cholesterol level before recommending an exercise program and after one month of participating in an exercise program,he measures their cholesterol level again.What type of research design has Dr.Jayden employed?

In the context of reversal designs,the ABAB design:

In a multiple baseline design,in order to conclude that a treatment is effective,a behavior change must be observed:

A restaurant is interested in examining the effect of increasing the price of hamburgers on its sales.During the first six months of the year,it measures the number of hamburgers sold each day.It then increases the price and records the number of hamburgers sold each day for the last six months of the year.This quasi-experimental design would be an example of a(n):

Events that occur between the first and second measurement period but are not part of the manipulation are called _____ effects.

Teachers at School A were given a substance abuse knowledge test.During the next four months,the teachers attended training sessions on substance abuse.They were then given the knowledge test again.Similarly,teachers at School B were given the substance abuse knowledge test,and four months later they were given the test again.What kind of design was used in this research?

Which of the following is true of propensity score matching?

In the context of one-group pretest-posttest design,maturation effects occur when:

Kazbour and Bailey (2010)conducted a study to evaluate an intervention to increase the use of designated drivers in a bar.First,the researchers tracked the number of patrons serving as or being with a designated driver.The researchers then implemented a treatment to increase the use of designated drivers,and finally measured how many bar patrons used a designated driver after the intervention was removed.This is an example of a _____.

A school administrator wants to examine the effect of student lockers on class tardiness.He compares tardiness records of a school with no lockers to a school with lockers.What type of research design is this?

A study is conducted in which the attitudes of the staff of a rehabilitation center are assessed;then the staff is exposed to an attitude-change manipulation,and attitudes are assessed again.Another rehabilitation center of similar size is also chosen;attitudes there are measured,and then assessed again after manipulation.This quasi-experimental design is called a _____ design.

In the context of one-group pretest-posttest design,testing effects occur when:

To examine how a reward influences a desired behavior,a mother first counts the number of times her son makes his bed over a two-week period.For the next two weeks,she gives him a reward every time he makes his bed.Following this period,she stops rewarding him and again counts the number of times he makes his bed.This procedure would be an example of a(n)_____ design.

Which of the following describes a sequential design?

The interrupted time series design involves: