Question 1

The decline of treatment effect on the experimental group after treatment is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  diffusion of treatment 
B)  criterion problems 
C)  masking effects 
D)  erosion of treatment effect

Question 2

Experiments are clearly the most effective means of data gathering.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is used to refer to situations in which respondents are aware they are being studied and thus behave atypically?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hawthorne Effect 
B)  Response Set 
C)  Halitosis Factor 
D)  Statistical Regression

Question 4

_________________ 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 5

The group that receives the treatment in an experiment is called the _________________ group, while the group that does not re ceive the treatment is called the _________________ group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The group that receives the treatment in...

Question 6

Statistical regression refers to the fact that extreme scores tend to move toward the average upon second testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

_________________ is a fake treatment with no known effect which is administered to the control group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ is a fake treatment with no...

Question 8

Experiments cannot be applied to natural settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

_________________ of treatment effect is the decline of treatment effect demonstrated by the experimental group after treatment.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ of treatment effect is the decline...

Question 10

Part of the widespread acceptance of the Minneapolis Domestic Experiment was related to the very aggressive dissemination of the study's findings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Longitudinal studies involve the study of the same group over a period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Statistical regression refers to the fact that scores go up upon second testing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss the design and execution of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment.What was the major finding?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the design and execution of the...

Question 14

A _________________ relationship is a pretend or false relationship that is due not to the believed variables, but by other ones.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A _________________ relationship is a pretend or...

Question 15

Which of the following was not a criticism of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  there have been no replications 
B)  the areas chosen for study had the worst domestic violence rates 
C)  officer participation in the study was poor 
D)  it had an atypically high rate of unemployment among study participants

Question 16

_________________ are any variables other than X (the treatment) that may be responsible for the relationship.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________________ are any variables other than X...

Question 17

Which of the following refers to the problem introduced when the experimental and control groups are not assigned equiv alent subjects?

Accepted Answer

A)  selection effect 
B)  regression effect 
C)  mortality effect 
D)  maturation effect

Question 18

Correlation or relationship does not necessarily imply or demonstrate causality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The halo effect refers to the tendency of respondents to behave unusually when they are aware that they are being observed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The best way of avoiding selection bias in research is to employ volunteers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The decline of treatment effect on the experimental group after treatment is known as:

Experiments are clearly the most effective means of data gathering.

Which of the following is used to refer to situations in which respondents are aware they are being studied and thus behave atypically?

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

The group that receives the treatment in an experiment is called the _ group, while the group that does not re ceive the treatment is called the _ group.

Statistical regression refers to the fact that extreme scores tend to move toward the average upon second testing.

_________________ is a fake treatment with no known effect which is administered to the control group.

Experiments cannot be applied to natural settings.

_________________ of treatment effect is the decline of treatment effect demonstrated by the experimental group after treatment.

Part of the widespread acceptance of the Minneapolis Domestic Experiment was related to the very aggressive dissemination of the study's findings.

Longitudinal studies involve the study of the same group over a period of time.

Statistical regression refers to the fact that scores go up upon second testing.

Discuss the design and execution of the Kansas City Preventive Patrol Experiment.What was the major finding?

A _________________ relationship is a pretend or false relationship that is due not to the believed variables, but by other ones.

Which of the following was not a criticism of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment?

_________________ are any variables other than X (the treatment) that may be responsible for the relationship.

Which of the following refers to the problem introduced when the experimental and control groups are not assigned equiv alent subjects?

Correlation or relationship does not necessarily imply or demonstrate causality.

The halo effect refers to the tendency of respondents to behave unusually when they are aware that they are being observed.

The best way of avoiding selection bias in research is to employ volunteers.