Question 1

In non-equivalent control group designs, a comparison group is selected to be as comparable as possible to the treatment group.One of the selection methods that may be used is

Accepted Answer

A) Individual matching 
B) Field Experiment 
C) Cohort matching 
D) Control Experimentation

Question 2

One of the five basic sources of internal invalidity is

Accepted Answer

A) Endogenous Change 
B) Being high in internal validity 
C) Inability to produce valid conclusions about causality 
D) Lower in generalizable results than quasi-experimental designs

Question 3

Endogenous change occurs when the subjects develop or change during an experiment as part of an ongoing process independent of the experimental treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A source of causal invalidity known as regression effect occurs when subjects have extreme scores on the dependent variable and the scores become less extreme on the posttest due to the natural cyclical change in the variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In a double-blind procedure, neither the subjects nor staff overseeing the experiment know which subjects are receiving the experimental treatment and which are receiving the placebo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In a true experiment, the ____ group receives some "treatment"

Accepted Answer

A) Control 
B) Experimental 
C) Dependent 
D) Independent

Question 7

In order to keep experimental staff from subtly conveying their enthusiasm for an experimental program to subjects, experimenters may

Accepted Answer

A) Use blind procedures so that subjects are not aware of who is receiving the actual treatment 
B) Use blind, double-blind procedures so that the experimenter is unaware of who is receiving the treatment 
C) Use double-blind procedures so that neither the experimenter nor the subjects know who is receiving the treatment 
D) Change to another type of experimental process in order to keep from having problems

Question 8

In a quasi-experimental design, a comparison group is predetermined to be comparable to the treatment group in critical ways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

No cause can be separated from the larger context in which it occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 6: Causation and Experimentation

In non-equivalent control group designs, a comparison group is selected to be as comparable as possible to the treatment group.One of the selection methods that may be used is

One of the five basic sources of internal invalidity is

Endogenous change occurs when the subjects develop or change during an experiment as part of an ongoing process independent of the experimental treatment.

A source of causal invalidity known as regression effect occurs when subjects have extreme scores on the dependent variable and the scores become less extreme on the posttest due to the natural cyclical change in the variable.

In a double-blind procedure, neither the subjects nor staff overseeing the experiment know which subjects are receiving the experimental treatment and which are receiving the placebo.

In a true experiment, the ____ group receives some "treatment"

In order to keep experimental staff from subtly conveying their enthusiasm for an experimental program to subjects, experimenters may

In a quasi-experimental design, a comparison group is predetermined to be comparable to the treatment group in critical ways.

No cause can be separated from the larger context in which it occurs.