Question 1

The most basic experiment, the _________ design, involves two groups and two variables, one independent and one dependent, as before.

Accepted Answer

A)  Simple pre-test 
B)  Simple post-test 
C)  Complex pre-test 
D)  Complex post-test 
A)  Simple pre-test 
B)  Simple post-test 
C)  Complex pre-test 
D)  Complex post-test

Question 2

____________ means that the research procedure demonstrated a true cause-and-effect relationship that was not created by spurious factors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal reliability 
B)  External reliability 
C)  Internal validity 
D)  External validity 
A)  Internal reliability 
B)  External reliability 
C)  Internal validity 
D)  External validity

Question 3

What is the difference between causation and correlation? In your answer, please give an example.

Accepted Answer

In social science research as well as co

Question 4

The group that receives the treatment or test stimulus or factor under study is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Comparative group 
B)  Control group 
C)  Simulation group 
D)  Experimental group 
A)  Comparative group 
B)  Control group 
C)  Simulation group 
D)  Experimental group

Question 5

________ designs are characterized by the availability of measures of variables at different points in time.

Accepted Answer

Longitudin

The most basic experiment, the _________ design, involves two groups and two variables, one independent and one dependent, as before.

____________ means that the research procedure demonstrated a true cause-and-effect relationship that was not created by spurious factors.

What is the difference between causation and correlation? In your answer, please give an example.

The group that receives the treatment or test stimulus or factor under study is called the

________ designs are characterized by the availability of measures of variables at different points in time.

The Empirical Approach to Political Science

Beginning the Research Process: Identifying a Research Topic, Developing Research Questions, and Reviewing the Literature

The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Hypotheses, Concepts, and Variables

The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Measurement

Sampling

Making Empirical Observations: Firsthand Observation

Document Analysis: Using the Written Record

Survey Research and Interviewing

Making Sense of Data: First Steps

Statistical Inference

Investigating Relationships Between Two Variables

Multivariate Analysis

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Exam 6: Research Design: Making Causal Inferences

The most basic experiment, the _________ design, involves two groups and two variables, one independent and one dependent, as before.

____________ means that the research procedure demonstrated a true cause-and-effect relationship that was not created by spurious factors.

What is the difference between causation and correlation? In your answer, please give an example.

The group that receives the treatment or test stimulus or factor under study is called the

________ designs are characterized by the availability of measures of variables at different points in time.

The Empirical Approach to Political Science

Beginning the Research Process: Identifying a Research Topic, Developing Research Questions, and Reviewing the Literature

The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Hypotheses, Concepts, and Variables

The Building Blocks of Social Scientific Research: Measurement

Sampling

Making Empirical Observations: Firsthand Observation

Document Analysis: Using the Written Record

Survey Research and Interviewing

Making Sense of Data: First Steps

Statistical Inference

Investigating Relationships Between Two Variables

Multivariate Analysis

Filters