Question 1

Define the following:
-field experiment

Accepted Answer

Experimental researc

Question 2

Define the following:
-equivalent time series

Accepted Answer

An experimental design in whic

Question 3

In experiments,the treatment variable is simply another term for

Accepted Answer

A) the independent variable. 
B) random assignment. 
C) the dependent variable. 
D) the control group. 
E) the intervening variable. 
A) the independent variable. 
B) random assignment. 
C) the dependent variable. 
D) the control group. 
E) the intervening variable.

Question 4

Identify the two groups in a simple experiment and specify which one receives the treatment.What determines what the independent and dependent variables are?

Accepted Answer

●The experimental group is the group tha

Question 5

What is the name for the experimental design in the following symbolic representation? OXO

Accepted Answer

A) One group pretest post-test 
B) One shot case study 
C) Two group post-test only 
D) Static group comparison 
E) Factorial design 
A) One group pretest post-test 
B) One shot case study 
C) Two group post-test only 
D) Static group comparison 
E) Factorial design

Question 6

Define the following:
-interaction effects

Accepted Answer

The effect of two independent variables

Question 7

Tommy Tackle,the coach at Coastal Mountain High School,is designing a training program for the track team.He knows that exercises A,B,and C are recommended,but is not sure which order he should have his team members train in (i.e.,A,B,C,or C,A,B,etc.).What type of experimental design would he use to test the relative effectiveness of the different training sequences?

Accepted Answer

A) One-group pretest-post-test 
B) Solomon four-group design 
C) Latin square design 
D) Classical experiment design 
E) Post-test only design 
A) One-group pretest-post-test 
B) Solomon four-group design 
C) Latin square design 
D) Classical experiment design 
E) Post-test only design

Question 8

Define the following:
-treatment

Accepted Answer

The name for the int

Question 9

While studying rates of language acquisition for new Canadians from different countries,Curtis Cunning's research assistants informed him that 7 of the 65 subjects had quit and walked out before the study was completed.What type of threat to internal validity does Curtis' experiment have?

Accepted Answer

A) Selection bias 
B) History effect 
C) Experimental mortality 
D) Maturation 
E) Testing effect 
A) Selection bias 
B) History effect 
C) Experimental mortality 
D) Maturation 
E) Testing effect

Question 10

Define the following:
-static group comparison

Accepted Answer

An experimental desi

Question 11

Distinguish between random assignment and random selection and then describe how the two are connected.How does random assignment work in practice?

Accepted Answer

●Random assignment is a mechanical and a

Question 12

An experimenter uses a "2 x 3" design.To what exactly do the numbers refer?

Accepted Answer

A) A factorial design with two independent variables and three dependent variables 
B) A time series design with two dependent variables and three observations 
C) A Latin square design with three groups 
D) A factorial design with two categories in one treatment and three in the other 
E) A static group comparison design with six dependent variables 
A) A factorial design with two independent variables and three dependent variables 
B) A time series design with two dependent variables and three observations 
C) A Latin square design with three groups 
D) A factorial design with two categories in one treatment and three in the other 
E) A static group comparison design with six dependent variables

Question 13

The Ontario provincial government banned smoking in public places and workplaces in 2004.Dr.Sandy Smokesless used public records to compare the incidence rates of lung cancers before and after 2004 to determine whether the smoking ban helped address the threat smoking poses to the health of Ontarians.What sort of experimental research is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Factorial design 
B) Natural experiment 
C) Latin square design 
D) Interrupted time series design 
E) Field research 
A) Factorial design 
B) Natural experiment 
C) Latin square design 
D) Interrupted time series design 
E) Field research

Question 14

Define the following:
-design notation

Accepted Answer

The name of a symbol system us

Question 15

Define the following:
-one-shot case study

Accepted Answer

An experimental desi

Question 16

Define the following:
-diffusion of treatment

Accepted Answer

A threat to internal validity that occur

Question 17

Define the following:
-laboratory experiment

Accepted Answer

Experimental research that tak

Question 18

Define the following:
-testing effect

Accepted Answer

A pretest measure that itself

Question 19

What is a "placebo" in experimental research?

Accepted Answer

A) When an experimenter deceives subjects about the experiment's true nature,then later tells them what it is really about 
B) When subjects in a control group are treated the same as the subjects receiving the treatment 
C) When subjects in the control group receive a false or empty treatment so they do not adjust their behaviour to confirm the experimenter's hypothesis 
D) When neither the subjects nor an assistant helping the experimenter know specifics about the treatment or how hypothesis is being tested 
E) When an event outside the experiment's control occurs during the experiment and affects the dependent variable 
A) When an experimenter deceives subjects about the experiment's true nature,then later tells them what it is really about 
B) When subjects in a control group are treated the same as the subjects receiving the treatment 
C) When subjects in the control group receive a false or empty treatment so they do not adjust their behaviour to confirm the experimenter's hypothesis 
D) When neither the subjects nor an assistant helping the experimenter know specifics about the treatment or how hypothesis is being tested 
E) When an event outside the experiment's control occurs during the experiment and affects the dependent variable

Question 20

Define the following:
-placebo

Accepted Answer

A false treatment or one that

Define the following: -field experiment

Define the following: -equivalent time series

In experiments,the treatment variable is simply another term for

Identify the two groups in a simple experiment and specify which one receives the treatment.What determines what the independent and dependent variables are?

What is the name for the experimental design in the following symbolic representation? OXO

Define the following: -interaction effects

Define the following: -treatment

While studying rates of language acquisition for new Canadians from different countries,Curtis Cunning's research assistants informed him that 7 of the 65 subjects had quit and walked out before the study was completed.What type of threat to internal validity does Curtis' experiment have?

Define the following: -static group comparison

Distinguish between random assignment and random selection and then describe how the two are connected.How does random assignment work in practice?

An experimenter uses a "2 x 3" design.To what exactly do the numbers refer?

Define the following: -design notation

Define the following: -one-shot case study

Define the following: -diffusion of treatment

Define the following: -laboratory experiment

Define the following: -testing effect

What is a "placebo" in experimental research?

Define the following: -placebo

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Exam 9: Experimental Research

Define the following: -field experiment

Define the following: -equivalent time series

In experiments,the treatment variable is simply another term for

Identify the two groups in a simple experiment and specify which one receives the treatment.What determines what the independent and dependent variables are?

What is the name for the experimental design in the following symbolic representation? OXO

Define the following: -interaction effects

Define the following: -treatment

While studying rates of language acquisition for new Canadians from different countries,Curtis Cunning's research assistants informed him that 7 of the 65 subjects had quit and walked out before the study was completed.What type of threat to internal validity does Curtis' experiment have?

Define the following: -static group comparison

Distinguish between random assignment and random selection and then describe how the two are connected.How does random assignment work in practice?

An experimenter uses a "2 x 3" design.To what exactly do the numbers refer?

Define the following: -design notation

Define the following: -one-shot case study

Define the following: -diffusion of treatment

Define the following: -laboratory experiment

Define the following: -testing effect

What is a "placebo" in experimental research?

Define the following: -placebo

Doing Social Research

Theory and Social Research

Ethics in Social Research

Reviewing the Scholarly Literature and Planning a Study

Designing a Study

Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement

Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling

Survey Research

Nonreactive Quantitative Research and Secondary Analysis

Analysis of Quantitative Data

Qualitative Interviewing

Field Research

Nonreactive Qualitative Research

Analysis of Qualitative Data

Combining Methods in Social Science Research

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