Question 1

Which of the following points to the tendency of pretests to destroy the naiveté of respondents with respect to the variables)being studied and decrease or more predictably increase the subjects' awareness or sensitivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beta effects
B)  Testing effects
C)  Analysis effects
D)  None of the above B

Question 2

Which of the following refers to accuracy in the ability to generalize or infer findings from a study to a larger population?

Accepted Answer

A)  External validity
B)  Internal validity
C)  Comprehensive validity
D)  None of the above A

Question 3

Which of the following refers to accuracy within the study itself?

Accepted Answer

A)  External validity
B)  Internal validity
C)  Comprehensive validity
D)  None of the above B

Question 4

Which of the following are examples of external factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testing effects
B)  Selection bias
C)  Reactivity or awareness of being studied
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Longitudinal designs involve studies of one group at one time and usually refer to a representative sample of this group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is described as any variables other than X the treatment)that may be responsible for the relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research design
B)  Spurious
C)  Rival causal factors
D)  None of the above

Question 7

Compare and contrast the one-group before-after design and the two-group ex post facto design.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the one-group before-after design...

Question 8

__________ refers to biological or psychological changes in the respondents during the course of study that are not due to the experimental variable.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ refers to biological or psychological changes...

Question 9

Which of the following refers to biological or psychological changes in the respondents during the course of study that are not due to the experimental variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maturation
B)  Development
C)  Evolution
D)  Progress

Question 10

Which of the following refers to the loss of subjects over the course of time?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experimental mortality
B)  Control mortality
C)  Projected mortality
D)  Predictable mortality

Question 11

Which of the following is described as a false relationship that can be explained away by other variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spurious relationship
B)  Fictional relationship
C)  Forged relationship
D)  Counterfeit relationship

Question 12

Which of the following refers to the bias and foreknowledge introduced to respondents as a result of having been pretested?

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis
B)  Testing
C)  Scrutiny
D)  Inspection

Question 13

__________ is a false relationship that can be explained away by other variables.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is a false relationship that can...

Question 14

__________ refers to other specific events that may have taken place during the course of the study and may have produced the results.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ refers to other specific events that...

Question 15

Discuss the three general types of experimental designs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the three general types of experimental...

Question 16

__________ involves changes in the measuring instrument from the beginning or first period of evaluation to the second,later,or final evaluation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ involves changes in the measuring instrument...

Question 17

The classical experimental design,which serves as a prototype for our discussion of all other research designs,contains three elements;equivalence,pre-tests and post-tests,and experimental and control groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following refers to an incorrect assumption that because one variable precedes another in time,it is the cause of the outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ad hoc error
B)  Post hoc error
C)  Proctor hoc error
D)  All of the above

Question 19

Which of the following involves changes in the measuring instrument from the beginning or first period of evaluation to the second,later,or final evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Testing
B)  Maturation
C)  Instrumentation
D)  Analysis

Question 20

Randomization deals with assuming equivalence by selecting subjects on the basis of matching certain characteristics such as age,sex,and race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Research Design: the Experimental Model and Its Variations

Which of the following points to the tendency of pretests to destroy the naiveté of respondents with respect to the variables) being studied and decrease or more predictably increase the subjects' awareness or sensitivity?

Which of the following refers to accuracy in the ability to generalize or infer findings from a study to a larger population?

Which of the following refers to accuracy within the study itself?

Which of the following are examples of external factors?

Longitudinal designs involve studies of one group at one time and usually refer to a representative sample of this group.

Which of the following is described as any variables other than X the treatment) that may be responsible for the relationship?

Compare and contrast the one-group before-after design and the two-group ex post facto design.

__________ refers to biological or psychological changes in the respondents during the course of study that are not due to the experimental variable.

Which of the following refers to biological or psychological changes in the respondents during the course of study that are not due to the experimental variable?

Which of the following refers to the loss of subjects over the course of time?

Which of the following is described as a false relationship that can be explained away by other variables?

Which of the following refers to the bias and foreknowledge introduced to respondents as a result of having been pretested?

__________ is a false relationship that can be explained away by other variables.

__________ refers to other specific events that may have taken place during the course of the study and may have produced the results.

Discuss the three general types of experimental designs.

__________ involves changes in the measuring instrument from the beginning or first period of evaluation to the second,later,or final evaluation.

The classical experimental design,which serves as a prototype for our discussion of all other research designs,contains three elements;equivalence,pre-tests and post-tests,and experimental and control groups.

Which of the following refers to an incorrect assumption that because one variable precedes another in time,it is the cause of the outcome?

Which of the following involves changes in the measuring instrument from the beginning or first period of evaluation to the second,later,or final evaluation?

Randomization deals with assuming equivalence by selecting subjects on the basis of matching certain characteristics such as age,sex,and race.