Question 1

Dr.Funding is interested in exploring how self-esteem relates to emotional/behavioral problems in young adolescents.Her research design is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  Case study 
B)  Experimental 
C)  Correlational 
D)  Prospective

Question 2

When data are gathered at only one point in time, the research is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prospective 
B)  High-risk 
C)  Cross-sectional 
D)  Behavioral genetics

Question 3

What is the primary reason a researcher might not use the experimental research design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many topics can not be explored ethically with the experimental research design 
B)  The design does not provide any information about causality 
C)  Because these studies are across time (e.g., one year or two year follow-up), they take too long to complete 
D)  The design is looked down upon by the field of developmental psychopathology

Question 4

The research design in which researchers first collect baseline data, then administer some type of intervention, then collect baseline data, then administer an intervention again is known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  A-B-A-B design 
B)  Reversal design 
C)  Quasi-experimental design 
D)  Both a and b are correct

Question 5

Researchers who wish to study children in a disadvantaged situation (such as poverty, family conflict, abuse) are most likely to use a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral genetics design 
B)  Prospective design 
C)  Experimental design 
D)  High-risk design

Exam 3: Research Methods in the Study of Developmental Psychopathology

Dr.Funding is interested in exploring how self-esteem relates to emotional/behavioral problems in young adolescents.Her research design is most likely:

When data are gathered at only one point in time, the research is known as:

What is the primary reason a researcher might not use the experimental research design?

The research design in which researchers first collect baseline data, then administer some type of intervention, then collect baseline data, then administer an intervention again is known as the:

Researchers who wish to study children in a disadvantaged situation (such as poverty, family conflict, abuse) are most likely to use a(n) :