Exam 10: B: Within-Subjects Designs: Can Watching Reality Tv Shows Be Good for Us

Which of the following is NOT a solution to the threat of fatigue?

Professor Alvarado is reviewing with students for an upcoming exam.He is testing them on the advantages and disadvantages of various measurement designs.All of the following would be noted as advantages for behavior diaries,EXCEPT:

What can be gained from examining pretest and posttest data?

Forty 9-year-olds were read the same book by their parents every night for one month.The 9-year-olds were tested about the book after the first reading,and then every week thereafter.They were asked to name characters and describe different parts of the books,as well as read passages of the book for themselves.The researchers saw drastic improvement in their skills with this particular book so the performed the same experiment again,but this time they changed the book after a week and asked the same questions.They did not see the same type of improvement as in the initial study.What was the most likely occurring during the initial study?

Mr.Lim has been struggling with the onset of early dementia.He is having a very hard time remembering his address,his grandchildren's names,and his daily routine.Mr.Lim was accepted into a clinical trial for a new drug to test its effectiveness compared with other medications on the market in slowing down the symptoms of dementia.Mr.Lim would transition to each medication group every 3 months.In each group Mr.Lim was initially assessed with periodic neurocognitive assessments to monitor any change.Mr.Lim was part of what type of research design?

Why is a pretest-posttest design considered a within-subjects design?

Which of the following best addresses the nature of the threat to internal validity that is caused by testing effects?

Individual differences are handled in between-subject designs by using:

Extra credit for participation in research studies on college campuses is very common.Dr.Loto carried out several studies earlier in the year that helped develop the current studies she is conducting.Many of the participants in her current study were a part of the studies earlier in the year.She was very surprised to see how well participants did on the current assessment.This is most likely due to:

Dr.Okete wants to collect baseline data from her sociology students regarding knowledge of local cultures and then assess the students at multiple points throughout the academic year after each academic module has completed.Dr.Okete is conducting a:

Dr.Coria is in the process of reviewing a recent article submission and noticed that the authors stressed that the rats' intelligence increased because of the experimental manipulation.Dr.Coria is concerned that it was familiarity with the behavioral intervention of a maze,not an increase in intelligence.Dr.Coria is referring to:

Rosio needs to complete an initial assessment survey at her new doctor's office.The doctor is likely to use this data as a:

The process of using behavioral diaries is similar to what other type of research design?

In within-subjects designs _____ participants are measured at different times and in different conditions.

Which of the following best addresses the nature of the threat to internal validity that is caused by instrumentation?

Faustino is examining the allergy effects of different brands of men's cologne.He has collected 40 people for each of the cologne conditions and has approximately 300 participants among the conditions.However,Faustino's research question can only truly be tested if he uses the same participants in all conditions,otherwise he will not have standardized the various allergy conditions and it will be difficult to draw conclusions regarding the cologne's likeliness to cause an allergic reaction.Faustino may want to consider re-designing his study to use a:

Dr.Foster noted in his lecture yesterday that key words are extremely important in research and literature review.He further elaborated that key words for particular studies can usually be found in the _____ of a research manuscript.

Dr.Pierre just completed an innovative study examining mood reactions before and after exposure to watching videos of childbirth for both humans and animals.Dr.Pierre collected baseline measurement data on the mood of each participant prior to implementation of videos.Dr.Pierre is using what design?

A current issue in the mental health community is the change from DSM-IV to DSM-5 in 2013.As a result,many diagnoses and questionnaires are not applicable any longer.Many studies that were ongoing had to change their diagnostic labels as well as the way they were measuring constructs among participants.This is an example of:

If Dr.Tolam wanted to use a within-subjects design for examining computer literacy with various programs,how many participants would Dr.Tolam need?