Question 1

The most critical defining characteristic of a true experiment is often seen to be a high degree of control over the

Accepted Answer

A) arrangement of experimental conditions. 
B) choice of dependent variables. 
C) random assignment of participants to experimental conditions. 
D) systematic manipulation of independent variables. 
A) arrangement of experimental conditions. 
B) choice of dependent variables. 
C) random assignment of participants to experimental conditions. 
D) systematic manipulation of independent variables.

Question 2

When individuals in one group of a nonequivalent control group design experience natural changes at a faster rate than individuals in the other group,there is danger of a threat to internal validity called

Accepted Answer

A) additive effects of selection and history. 
B) additive effects of selection and instrumentation. 
C) additive effects of selection and maturation. 
D) differential statistical regression. 
A) additive effects of selection and history. 
B) additive effects of selection and instrumentation. 
C) additive effects of selection and maturation. 
D) differential statistical regression.

Question 3

The difference between a true experiment conducted in a natural setting and a quasi-experiment conducted in a natural setting is that the

Accepted Answer

A) quasi-experiment will have greater external validity. 
B) quasi-experiment will have greater internal validity. 
C) quasi-experiment will lack a comparison condition. 
D) none of these 
A) quasi-experiment will have greater external validity. 
B) quasi-experiment will have greater internal validity. 
C) quasi-experiment will lack a comparison condition. 
D) none of these

The most critical defining characteristic of a true experiment is often seen to be a high degree of control over the

When individuals in one group of a nonequivalent control group design experience natural changes at a faster rate than individuals in the other group,there is danger of a threat to internal validity called

The difference between a true experiment conducted in a natural setting and a quasi-experiment conducted in a natural setting is that the

Introduction

The Scientifi C Method

Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Psychological Research

Observation

Survey Research

Independent Groups Designs

Repeated Measures Designs

Complex Designs

Single-Case Designs and Small-N Research

Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part I Describing Data,confi Dence Intervals, Correlation

Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part II Tests of Statisticalsignifi Cance and the Analysis Story

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Exam 10: Quasi-Experimental Designs and Program Evaluation

The most critical defining characteristic of a true experiment is often seen to be a high degree of control over the

When individuals in one group of a nonequivalent control group design experience natural changes at a faster rate than individuals in the other group,there is danger of a threat to internal validity called

The difference between a true experiment conducted in a natural setting and a quasi-experiment conducted in a natural setting is that the

Introduction

The Scientifi C Method

Ethical Issues in the Conduct of Psychological Research

Observation

Survey Research

Independent Groups Designs

Repeated Measures Designs

Complex Designs

Single-Case Designs and Small-N Research

Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part I Describing Data,confi Dence Intervals, Correlation

Data Analysis and Interpretation: Part II Tests of Statisticalsignifi Cance and the Analysis Story

Communication in Psychology

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