Deck 6: Single System Research Designs

Question 1

When describing your single system research study using the schematic code, A indicates the ______________ phase and B indicates the _______________ phase.

A)inputs; outputs
B)baseline; intervention
C)intervention; resources
D)inputs; baseline

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Single system research designs are often criticized for their lack of generalizability, or application beyond the participants in the study.This is known as __________________________________.

A)internal validity
B)external validity
C)experimental design
D)research legitimacy

Answer 2

B

Question 3

An experimental single subject research design is useful because it allows the researcher to claim what?

A)a legitimate study suitable for publication
B)that the treatment was perhaps responsible for observed change
C)that this was really a summative evaluation
D)none of the above
E)all of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Single system research designs are considered qualitative research.

Question 5

You are conducting a single system research study to determine if your client's weight changes after starting psychotropic medication.You ask the client to give you their weight before beginning the medication, then ask for them to give you their weight measurement on the 1st and 15th of each month, for the next three months as they continue to take the medication.You will then compare their weight before and after taking the medication.This is an example of what type of design?

A)A-B
B)A-B-A
C)A-B-C
D)X-0

Question 6

One of the requirements of single system research design is that the results

A)presented in narrative format including an executive summary.
B)be disseminated to practitioners in similar programs.
C)displayed in graph form to see the measures over time.
D)not be distributed due to client confidentiality.

Question 7

Inferential statistics should be used to analyze data collected in single subject research designs.

Question 8

When more than one group is observed in a single system research design (SSRD), this is known as what?

A)multiple baseline-design
B)quality assurance monitoring
C)experimental design
D)more than one group is not allowed in SSRD

Question 9

In single system research design schematic coding, C stands for the baseline phase.

Question 10

Why is the use of inferential statistics not recommended for use with single system research design (SSRD) data?

A)practitioners not skilled in analysis may be reluctant to conduct studies
B)the data in SSRDs typically violate assumptions needed for use of parametric statistics
C)the data are not independent
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is a strategy to utilize in single system research designs to ensure that the repeated administration of a measure is credible?

A)measure repeatedly without any intervention introduced
B)measure repeatedly while simultaneously introducing the intervention
C)measure repeatedly both before and after the intervention is introduced
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 12

Though they can be applied across settings, single system research designs are primarily employed to study which of the following?

A)organizational outcomes studies
B)analysis of public policies
C)group process
D)practice with individuals

Question 13

Single system research designs can only be applied to evaluate practice with individual clients.

Question 14

In a single system research design, you are tracking the behaviors of a 7-year-old child diagnosed with ADHD.You ask the parents to count the number of daily temper tantrums for two weeks.You then implement a behavior modification program and ask the parents to count the number of daily temper tantrums for two more weeks.At the end of this period, you find that the temper tantrums have increased.The parents decide to enroll the child in play therapy.You ask them to again track the number of daily temper tantrums for two weeks.The play therapy phase would be coded as what?

A)A
B)X
C)B
D)C
E)none of these

Question 15

To be used in single system research, outcomes measures must be reliable, valid, and __________________________.

A)sensitive to change
B)included in the logic model
C)included in the mission statement
D)measured quantitatively
E)e none of the above

Question 16

Single system designs can be used as part of formative evaluations to help enhance programs.