Question 1

How would you clean your data?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How would you clean your data?...

Question 2

Identify the independent and dependent variables in your hypotheses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the independent and dependent variables in...

Question 3

You are conducting experimental research in order to evaluate the effectiveness of a new sexual harassment training program at a small firm. Which would be the most appropriate way to choose your subjects?

Accepted Answer

A)  cluster sample 
B)  census 
C)  systematic sampling 
D)  convenience sample

Question 4

How will you draw a sample of participants for your research? Why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How will you draw a sample of...

Question 5

Will informed consent be needed for your study? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Will informed consent be needed for your...

Question 6

What is contamination, and how would you try to minimize it?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is contamination, and how would you...

Question 7

You are conducting experimental evaluation research on bullying in secondary schools before and after an anti-bullying campaign. You are interested in the campaign's effectiveness. Write a research question for this research project.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You are conducting experimental evaluation research on...

Question 8

Will informed consent be needed for your study? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Will informed consent be needed for your...

Question 9

Internal validity means ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  that maturation has occurred 
B)  that the results can be generalized to your population 
C)  that the effect you observe is actually caused by the treatment 
D)  that your hypotheses are supported

Question 10

Write four hypotheses for this research question.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Write four hypotheses for this research question....

Question 11

Experiments are used to test ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Association 
B)  significance 
C)  validity 
D)  causality

Question 12

Which is the most appropriate research question for experimental evaluation research?

Accepted Answer

A)  What effects, if any, do illiteracy rates have on child poverty? 
B)  What effects does smoking have on teenagers' popularity? 
C)  What effects, if any, does age have on voting habits in local elections? 
D)  What effects, if any, does instituting flexible work schedules have on interpersonal dynamics within work groups?

Question 13

How would you try to diminish the attrition rate? How will it affect your results if the rate is high?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How would you try to diminish the...

Question 14

Even if you randomly assign subjects to groups, which of the following may result in you ending up with groups that are not comparable?

Accepted Answer

A)  attrition 
B)  contamination 
C)  placebo effect 
D)  maturation

Question 15

What other ethical issues might be likely to arise in conducting this research?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What other ethical issues might be likely...

Question 16

Which type of study design will you use for this research? How will it differ from a classical experiment and why? How will this affect the validity of your results?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which type of study design will you...

Question 17

Evaluate the external validity of your study.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Evaluate the external validity of your study....

Question 18

Conceptualize one dependent variable from your hypotheses. How will you measure this variable, and how will you collect the data that will measure it?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Conceptualize one dependent variable from your hypotheses....

Question 19

You are conducting research on the effects of a grief support group on adults' coping with the death of a loved one. You decide that you will measure ability to cope by observing behavior in the group, by asking the research subjects to keep a log rating their emotions at the end of each day, and by asking them survey items about coping strategies, activities engaged in, and other measures of coping. What component of research is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  operationalizing 
B)  conceptualizing 
C)  preexperimental design 
D)  sampling

Question 20

How will you assign subjects to research groups? Why? What are the pros and cons of this approach?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How will you assign subjects to research...

Exam 8: Experiments for Evaluation Research

How would you clean your data?

Identify the independent and dependent variables in your hypotheses.

You are conducting experimental research in order to evaluate the effectiveness of a new sexual harassment training program at a small firm. Which would be the most appropriate way to choose your subjects?

How will you draw a sample of participants for your research? Why?

Will informed consent be needed for your study? Why or why not?

What is contamination, and how would you try to minimize it?

You are conducting experimental evaluation research on bullying in secondary schools before and after an anti-bullying campaign. You are interested in the campaign's effectiveness. Write a research question for this research project.

Will informed consent be needed for your study? Why or why not?

Internal validity means ______.

Write four hypotheses for this research question.

Experiments are used to test ______.

Which is the most appropriate research question for experimental evaluation research?

How would you try to diminish the attrition rate? How will it affect your results if the rate is high?

Even if you randomly assign subjects to groups, which of the following may result in you ending up with groups that are not comparable?

What other ethical issues might be likely to arise in conducting this research?

Which type of study design will you use for this research? How will it differ from a classical experiment and why? How will this affect the validity of your results?

Evaluate the external validity of your study.

Conceptualize one dependent variable from your hypotheses. How will you measure this variable, and how will you collect the data that will measure it?

How will you assign subjects to research groups? Why? What are the pros and cons of this approach?