Question 1

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons why people avoid implementing evaluation research results?

Accepted Answer

A) the implications may not be presented in a way that nonresearchers can understand 
B) the researcher typically is not interested in implementation 
C) evaluation results may contradict deeply held beliefs 
D) vested interests 
E) evaluation results may suggest changes that are too expensive to implement 
A) the implications may not be presented in a way that nonresearchers can understand 
B) the researcher typically is not interested in implementation 
C) evaluation results may contradict deeply held beliefs 
D) vested interests 
E) evaluation results may suggest changes that are too expensive to implement B

Question 2

A friend of yours was asked to evaluate the effect of an advertisement campaign designed to get people to have their blood pressure checked.After examining the records kept by the blood pressure units in the target area,your friend showed you the following graph where X indicates an observation.
 
What will you tell your friend?

Accepted Answer

A) The ad campaign is producing the intended effect. 
B) The independent variable, the campaign, is having an effect on the dependent variable, the percent having their blood pressure checked. 
C) More observations are needed to determine whether the independent variable is having the intended effect. 
D) The ad campaign has no effect. 
E) There is no relation between the two variables. 
A) The ad campaign is producing the intended effect. 
B) The independent variable, the campaign, is having an effect on the dependent variable, the percent having their blood pressure checked. 
C) More observations are needed to determine whether the independent variable is having the intended effect. 
D) The ad campaign has no effect. 
E) There is no relation between the two variables. C

Question 3

In an evaluation study of the treatment of transgender persons who work as state employees,Elisabeth was interviewing both employees and supervisors.Midway through the study,administration modified schedules to ensure she was no longer able to meet with the supervisors and complete her project.Which of the following did she experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  content issues. 
B)  ethical violations. 
C)  social indicators. 
D)  administrative control. 
E)  validity problems 
A)  content issues. 
B)  ethical violations. 
C)  social indicators. 
D)  administrative control. 
E)  validity problems D

Question 4

Gwen,an advocate of sexual reform knows (from research studies)that condoms can prevent sexual transmitted diseases as well as pregnancy.She decides to educate incoming freshman at her university about the advantages of using the condom through a short film depicting various characters.Some of the characters portray traditional mindsets (refusing to wear condoms); some portray the more liberal mindsets (proponents of condoms); and some of the characters are transitional characters who move from traditional to more liberal in their adoption of condom use.She plans on recording the rates of pregnancy/STDs for the incoming freshman at her university before and after the educational short film.She also plans on comparing her results with those of freshman at a different university with similar demographics who do not watch the educational short film.What evaluation program is she using?

Accepted Answer

A) cost-benefit analysis 
B) monitoring program 
C) needs assessment 
D) Sabido methodology 
E) media methodology 
A) cost-benefit analysis 
B) monitoring program 
C) needs assessment 
D) Sabido methodology 
E) media methodology

Question 5

Applied research is a form of evaluation research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Jake examined the impact of a new street lighting program on crime in six neighborhoods.He measured crime rates at one-month intervals for six months before the new street lights were erected and for six months after.Which design did he use?

Accepted Answer

A) multiple time-series 
B) time series 
C) experimental 
D) nonequivalent control group 
E) Solomon 4-group design 
A) multiple time-series 
B) time series 
C) experimental 
D) nonequivalent control group 
E) Solomon 4-group design

Question 7

Gwen,an advocate of sexual reform knows (from research studies)that condoms can prevent sexual transmitted diseases as well as pregnancy.She decides to educate incoming freshman at her university about the advantages of using the condom through a short film depicting various characters.Some of the characters portray traditional mindsets (refusing to wear condoms); some portray the more liberal mindsets (proponents of condoms); and some of the characters are transitional characters who move from traditional to more liberal in their adoption of condom use.She plans on recording the rates of pregnancy/STDs for the incoming freshman at her university before and after the educational short film.She also plans on comparing her results with those of freshman at a different university with similar demographics who do not watch the educational short film.The experimental design that Gwen chose to use is

Accepted Answer

A) quasi experiment design. 
B) time-series design. 
C) nonequivalent control group design. 
D) multiple time series design. 
E) Solomon 4 group design. 
A) quasi experiment design. 
B) time-series design. 
C) nonequivalent control group design. 
D) multiple time series design. 
E) Solomon 4 group design.

Question 8

Which of the following topics would NOT be appropriate for evaluation research?

Accepted Answer

A) Examining if men are more likely than women to receive parole. 
B) Examining whether women who get mammograms detect breast cancer earlier than women who do not. 
C) Examining whether changes in speed limits influence traffic fatalities. 
D) Examining whether the use of mediation in divorces results in "fairer" settlements. 
E) Examining whether fee reductions at the local swimming pool increases pool use. 
A) Examining if men are more likely than women to receive parole. 
B) Examining whether women who get mammograms detect breast cancer earlier than women who do not. 
C) Examining whether changes in speed limits influence traffic fatalities. 
D) Examining whether the use of mediation in divorces results in "fairer" settlements. 
E) Examining whether fee reductions at the local swimming pool increases pool use.

Question 9

Existing statistics are frequently used as a major part of:

Accepted Answer

A) social indicators research. 
B) classical experimental design. 
C) time-series design. 
D) case study design. 
E) non-equivalent control group design. 
A) social indicators research. 
B) classical experimental design. 
C) time-series design. 
D) case study design. 
E) non-equivalent control group design.

Question 10

Utilizing popular culture media,such as movies or television shows,is known as the:.

Accepted Answer

A) cost-benefit analysis 
B) monitoring program 
C) needs assessment 
D) Sabido methodology 
E) media methodology 
A) cost-benefit analysis 
B) monitoring program 
C) needs assessment 
D) Sabido methodology 
E) media methodology

Question 11

The most effective evaluation research combines qualitative and quantitative components.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What makes formulating the problem especially difficult in evaluation research? What suggestions are offered for dealing with this issue?

Accepted Answer

Formulating the problem in evaluation re

Question 13

Stakeholders are

Accepted Answer

A) persons who control the finances of projects. 
B) found in Institutional Review Board panels 
C) people or groups affected by a program. 
D) applied researchers 
E) another name for research assistants 
A) persons who control the finances of projects. 
B) found in Institutional Review Board panels 
C) people or groups affected by a program. 
D) applied researchers 
E) another name for research assistants

Question 14

Professor Henley is interested in comparing the use of the legal system in different countries.Henley examines the number of arrests per 1,000 population,the number of jury trials per 1,000 court cases,the number of lawyers per capita,and the number of people incarcerated per 1,000 population.Henley is doing

Accepted Answer

A) social indicator research. 
B) cost/benefit analysis. 
C) time-series designs. 
D) computer simulations. 
E) intervention analysis. 
A) social indicator research. 
B) cost/benefit analysis. 
C) time-series designs. 
D) computer simulations. 
E) intervention analysis.

Question 15

Nimby did an evaluation research study of the impact of after-school programs within schools on the delinquency rates of pre-teens.He was careful to identify what he meant by after-school programs.As part of his study,he examined the changes in availability of after-school programs outside of schools as well as changes in enforcement of delinquency laws.His careful attention to identifying what he meant by after-school programs reflects

Accepted Answer

A) cost-benefit analysis. 
B) time-series analysis. 
C) specifying the intervention. 
D) specifying the population. 
E) verifying validity 
A) cost-benefit analysis. 
B) time-series analysis. 
C) specifying the intervention. 
D) specifying the population. 
E) verifying validity

Question 16

The national speed limit in the United States was reduced to 55 mph in 1974.Proponents and critics of this legislation have looked at the number of traffic fatalities on each of the major U.S.highways (e.g.,I-90,I-65,I-75)for the years preceding and following this legislation.The examination of traffic fatalities on each of the various highways illustrates the use of

Accepted Answer

A) pretest-posttest one-group design. 
B) the time-series design. 
C) the multiple time-series design. 
D) the nonequivalent control group design. 
E) the one-shot case study. 
A) pretest-posttest one-group design. 
B) the time-series design. 
C) the multiple time-series design. 
D) the nonequivalent control group design. 
E) the one-shot case study.

Question 17

Although some research indicates that the depiction of violence on TV has no effect on children,many parents still screen their children's TV selections to prevent the selection of violent programs.From a methodologist's perspective,parents probably ignore the implications of this research because

Accepted Answer

A) they may not understand the results of the research. 
B) research results may contradict deeply held beliefs. 
C) logistical problems enter. 
D) administrative control interferes. 
E) they may not understand the results of the research and/or the research results may contradict deeply held beliefs. 
A) they may not understand the results of the research. 
B) research results may contradict deeply held beliefs. 
C) logistical problems enter. 
D) administrative control interferes. 
E) they may not understand the results of the research and/or the research results may contradict deeply held beliefs.

Question 18

Taos developed a series of mathematical equations describing the relationships that link social variables to one another and used his computer to examine what happened when he changed the values on one of the variables at a time.He was using

Accepted Answer

A) a true experimental design. 
B) computer simulation. 
C) a multiple time-series design. 
D) cost-benefit analysis. 
E) comparative analysis 
A) a true experimental design. 
B) computer simulation. 
C) a multiple time-series design. 
D) cost-benefit analysis. 
E) comparative analysis

Question 19

The exciting prospects for computer simulation of social indicators research include all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) One day it will be possible to test the implications of specific social changes by computer rather than real life. 
B) It will make human researchers an unnecessary component of the scientific method 
C) It provides a means for us to know whether or not a specific alteration may make life better. 
D) Planners can quickly examine different plans. 
E) When contemplating the introduction of an intervention, it will be possible to get a description of all the direct and indirect consequences of it. 
A) One day it will be possible to test the implications of specific social changes by computer rather than real life. 
B) It will make human researchers an unnecessary component of the scientific method 
C) It provides a means for us to know whether or not a specific alteration may make life better. 
D) Planners can quickly examine different plans. 
E) When contemplating the introduction of an intervention, it will be possible to get a description of all the direct and indirect consequences of it.

Question 20

Social indicators research is often presented as the rate per 100,000 persons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons why people avoid implementing evaluation research results?

Applied research is a form of evaluation research.

Jake examined the impact of a new street lighting program on crime in six neighborhoods.He measured crime rates at one-month intervals for six months before the new street lights were erected and for six months after.Which design did he use?

Which of the following topics would NOT be appropriate for evaluation research?

Existing statistics are frequently used as a major part of:

Utilizing popular culture media,such as movies or television shows,is known as the:.

The most effective evaluation research combines qualitative and quantitative components.

What makes formulating the problem especially difficult in evaluation research? What suggestions are offered for dealing with this issue?

Stakeholders are

Although some research indicates that the depiction of violence on TV has no effect on children,many parents still screen their children's TV selections to prevent the selection of violent programs.From a methodologist's perspective,parents probably ignore the implications of this research because

Taos developed a series of mathematical equations describing the relationships that link social variables to one another and used his computer to examine what happened when he changed the values on one of the variables at a time.He was using

The exciting prospects for computer simulation of social indicators research include all but which of the following?

Social indicators research is often presented as the rate per 100,000 persons.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters

Exam 12: Evaluation Research

Which one of the following is NOT one of the reasons why people avoid implementing evaluation research results?

Applied research is a form of evaluation research.

Jake examined the impact of a new street lighting program on crime in six neighborhoods.He measured crime rates at one-month intervals for six months before the new street lights were erected and for six months after.Which design did he use?

Which of the following topics would NOT be appropriate for evaluation research?

Existing statistics are frequently used as a major part of:

Utilizing popular culture media,such as movies or television shows,is known as the:.

The most effective evaluation research combines qualitative and quantitative components.

What makes formulating the problem especially difficult in evaluation research? What suggestions are offered for dealing with this issue?

Stakeholders are

Although some research indicates that the depiction of violence on TV has no effect on children,many parents still screen their children's TV selections to prevent the selection of violent programs.From a methodologist's perspective,parents probably ignore the implications of this research because

Taos developed a series of mathematical equations describing the relationships that link social variables to one another and used his computer to examine what happened when he changed the values on one of the variables at a time.He was using

The exciting prospects for computer simulation of social indicators research include all but which of the following?

Social indicators research is often presented as the rate per 100,000 persons.

Human Inquiry and Science

Paradigms,theory,and Social Research

The Ethics and Politics of Social Research

Research Design

Conceptualization, operationalization, and Measurement

Indexes, scales, and Typologies

The Logic of Sampling

Experiments

Survey Research

Qualitative Field Research

Unobtrusive Research

Qualitative Data Analysis

Quantitative Data Analysis

The Logic of Multivariate Analysis

Statistical Analyses

Reading and Writing Social Research

Filters