Question 1

Idiographic research seeks to

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A) understand the causes of low intelligence. 
B) generalize the results of research on animals to humans. 
C) predict behavior. 
D) describe and explain the behavior of individual people. 
A) understand the causes of low intelligence. 
B) generalize the results of research on animals to humans. 
C) predict behavior. 
D) describe and explain the behavior of individual people.

Question 2

According to researchers who conduct single-case experiments, intraparticipant variance can be reduced

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A) by increasing the sample size. 
B) by varying the experimental situation. 
C) through experimental control. 
D) by increasing the interparticipant variance. 
A) by increasing the sample size. 
B) by varying the experimental situation. 
C) through experimental control. 
D) by increasing the interparticipant variance.

Question 3

Interparticipant replication involves

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A) repeatedly manipulating the independent variable with a single participant. 
B) determining whether an effect obtained on one participant generalizes to other participants. 
C) comparing the average responses of two or more groups of participants. 
D) testing the same participant under several different experimental conditions. 
A) repeatedly manipulating the independent variable with a single participant. 
B) determining whether an effect obtained on one participant generalizes to other participants. 
C) comparing the average responses of two or more groups of participants. 
D) testing the same participant under several different experimental conditions.

Question 4

Applying concepts and theories from psychology to study famous people is called

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A) historical psychology. 
B) idiography. 
C) biopsychology. 
D) psychobiography. 
A) historical psychology. 
B) idiography. 
C) biopsychology. 
D) psychobiography.

Question 5

Which single-case experimental design would you use to examine the effects of an independent variable that has four levels?

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To examine the effects of an independent

Question 6

In the eyes of researchers who endorse single-case experimental designs, "true" error variance

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A) reflects differences among participants. 
B) represents variability in a particular participant's behavior over several administrations of the same experimental condition. 
C) doesn't exist. 
D) is the difference between a particular participant's response and the average response of other participants who are in the same condition. 
A) reflects differences among participants. 
B) represents variability in a particular participant's behavior over several administrations of the same experimental condition. 
C) doesn't exist. 
D) is the difference between a particular participant's response and the average response of other participants who are in the same condition.

Question 7

What some uses of case study research?

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Case study research is a qualitative res

Question 8

Data from single-case experimental designs are typically analyzed using

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A) ANOVA. 
B) t-tests. 
C) graphic analysis. 
D) univariate analyses. 
A) ANOVA. 
B) t-tests. 
C) graphic analysis. 
D) univariate analyses.

Question 9

By averaging the responses of many participants, researchers who use group designs

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A) hope idiosyncratic sources of error variance will cancel out. 
B) eliminate threats to internal validity. 
C) can determine how most of the participants responded. 
D) can replicate the effect of the independent variable across participants. 
A) hope idiosyncratic sources of error variance will cancel out. 
B) eliminate threats to internal validity. 
C) can determine how most of the participants responded. 
D) can replicate the effect of the independent variable across participants.

Question 10

Describe the ABA design.

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The ABA design, also known as the revers

Question 11

How do single-case researchers analyze their data?

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Single-case researchers analyze their da

Question 12

Distinguish between the goals of idiographic and nomothetic research.

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Idiographic research focuses on understa

Question 13

The nomothetic approach

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A) studies behavioral empirically. 
B) tries to describe and understand the behavior of specific individuals. 
C) attempts to establish general principles that explain behavior. 
D) studies how people change as they get older. 
A) studies behavioral empirically. 
B) tries to describe and understand the behavior of specific individuals. 
C) attempts to establish general principles that explain behavior. 
D) studies how people change as they get older.

Question 14

Which of the following is a good use for case study research?

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A) Developing psychological measures 
B) Describing rare phenomena 
C) Testing hypotheses 
D) None of these are good uses of case study research. 
A) Developing psychological measures 
B) Describing rare phenomena 
C) Testing hypotheses 
D) None of these are good uses of case study research.

Idiographic research seeks to

According to researchers who conduct single-case experiments, intraparticipant variance can be reduced

Interparticipant replication involves

Applying concepts and theories from psychology to study famous people is called

Which single-case experimental design would you use to examine the effects of an independent variable that has four levels?

In the eyes of researchers who endorse single-case experimental designs, "true" error variance

What some uses of case study research?

Data from single-case experimental designs are typically analyzed using

By averaging the responses of many participants, researchers who use group designs

Describe the ABA design.

How do single-case researchers analyze their data?

Distinguish between the goals of idiographic and nomothetic research.

The nomothetic approach

Which of the following is a good use for case study research?

Research in the Behavioral Sciences

Behavioral Variability and Research

The Measurement of Behavior

Approaches to Psychological Measurement

Selecting Research Participants

Descriptive Research

Correlational Research

Advanced Correlational Strategies

Basic Issues in Experimental Research

Experimental Design

Analyzing Experimental Data: Basic Concepts

Statistical Analysis

Quasi-Experimental Designs

Ethical Issues in Behavioral Research

Scientific Writing

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Exam 14: Single-Case Research

Idiographic research seeks to

According to researchers who conduct single-case experiments, intraparticipant variance can be reduced

Interparticipant replication involves

Applying concepts and theories from psychology to study famous people is called

Which single-case experimental design would you use to examine the effects of an independent variable that has four levels?

In the eyes of researchers who endorse single-case experimental designs, "true" error variance

What some uses of case study research?

Data from single-case experimental designs are typically analyzed using

By averaging the responses of many participants, researchers who use group designs

Describe the ABA design.

How do single-case researchers analyze their data?

Distinguish between the goals of idiographic and nomothetic research.

The nomothetic approach

Which of the following is a good use for case study research?

Research in the Behavioral Sciences

Behavioral Variability and Research

The Measurement of Behavior

Approaches to Psychological Measurement

Selecting Research Participants

Descriptive Research

Correlational Research

Advanced Correlational Strategies

Basic Issues in Experimental Research

Experimental Design

Analyzing Experimental Data: Basic Concepts

Statistical Analysis

Quasi-Experimental Designs

Ethical Issues in Behavioral Research

Scientific Writing

Filters