Question 1

Which one of the following is NOT a quasi-experimental design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design 
B)  Interrupted time series design 
C)  Correlated groups design 
D)  Control series design 
A)  Non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design 
B)  Interrupted time series design 
C)  Correlated groups design 
D)  Control series design

Question 2

Which one of the following describes a longitudinal study?

Accepted Answer

A)  The same children are tested at 1,3,5,and 10 years of age. 
B)  Different children are tested at 1,3,5,and 10 years of age. 
C)  Some children are tested at 1,3,and 5 years of age while other children are tested at 3,5,and 10 years of age. 
D)  The same children are tested at 1,3,and 5,and another group of children are tested at 2,4,and 6. 
A)  The same children are tested at 1,3,5,and 10 years of age. 
B)  Different children are tested at 1,3,5,and 10 years of age. 
C)  Some children are tested at 1,3,and 5 years of age while other children are tested at 3,5,and 10 years of age. 
D)  The same children are tested at 1,3,and 5,and another group of children are tested at 2,4,and 6.

Question 3

A multiple baseline design is often used when

Accepted Answer

A)  it is impossible or unethical to effect a reversal of treatment. 
B)  random assignment to groups was done incorrectly. 
C)  the researcher wants to correlate many behaviours with the one of interest. 
D)  the chances are high there will be a high mortality rate among the participants. 
A)  it is impossible or unethical to effect a reversal of treatment. 
B)  random assignment to groups was done incorrectly. 
C)  the researcher wants to correlate many behaviours with the one of interest. 
D)  the chances are high there will be a high mortality rate among the participants.

Question 4

A researcher pretests a group of participants to determine their attitudes toward the use of alternative energy sources to replace crude oil.The researcher then initiates a program to convince them that they should invest in such alternatives.During this time,the price of gasoline rises $.50 per gallon.At the end of the program,the researcher retests and finds that the participants are much more positive in their attitudes.What threat to internal validity most likely accounts for this change?

Accepted Answer

A)  History 
B)  Maturation 
C)  Testing 
D)  Regression toward the mean 
A)  History 
B)  Maturation 
C)  Testing 
D)  Regression toward the mean

Question 5

In developmental research,a cohort is

Accepted Answer

A)  someone who shares an individual's living quarters. 
B)  someone who has many similar characteristics as the individual under study. 
C)  a group of people born at about the same time. 
D)  a group of people who lived together at one time. 
A)  someone who shares an individual's living quarters. 
B)  someone who has many similar characteristics as the individual under study. 
C)  a group of people born at about the same time. 
D)  a group of people who lived together at one time.

Question 6

Ray is comparing the heart rates of a group of former smokers to non-smokers after they have walked on a treadmill for 15 minutes.This would be an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  program evaluation. 
B)  true experiment. 
C)  time series design. 
D)  quasi-experimental design. 
A)  program evaluation. 
B)  true experiment. 
C)  time series design. 
D)  quasi-experimental design.

Question 7

Which one of the following is NOT a variation of the multiple baseline design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Across subjects 
B)  Across behaviours 
C)  Across time 
D)  Across situations 
A)  Across subjects 
B)  Across behaviours 
C)  Across time 
D)  Across situations

Question 8

In a multiple baseline design,in order to conclude that a treatment is effective,a behaviour change must be observed

Accepted Answer

A)  with multiple participants at the same time. 
B)  under multiple circumstances. 
C)  when a treatment is removed and reintroduced multiple times. 
D)  with multiple researchers. 
A)  with multiple participants at the same time. 
B)  under multiple circumstances. 
C)  when a treatment is removed and reintroduced multiple times. 
D)  with multiple researchers.

Question 9

Research conducted to assess the effectiveness of schemes designed to have some positive effect on a group of individuals is called _____ research.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive 
B)  social action 
C)  program evaluation 
D)  attitude adjustment 
A)  positive 
B)  social action 
C)  program evaluation 
D)  attitude adjustment

Question 10

You studied the same people when they were 7,14,21,and 30 years old.You have used the _________ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  longitudinal 
B)  sequential 
C)  cross-sectional 
D)  time analysis 
A)  longitudinal 
B)  sequential 
C)  cross-sectional 
D)  time analysis

Which one of the following is NOT a quasi-experimental design?

Which one of the following describes a longitudinal study?

A multiple baseline design is often used when

In developmental research,a cohort is

Ray is comparing the heart rates of a group of former smokers to non-smokers after they have walked on a treadmill for 15 minutes.This would be an example of a

Which one of the following is NOT a variation of the multiple baseline design?

In a multiple baseline design,in order to conclude that a treatment is effective,a behaviour change must be observed

Research conducted to assess the effectiveness of schemes designed to have some positive effect on a group of individuals is called _____ research.

You studied the same people when they were 7,14,21,and 30 years old.You have used the _________ method.

Scientific Understanding of Behaviour

Where to Start

Ethical Research

Research Design Fundamentals

Measurement Concepts

Observational Methods

Asking People About Themselves: Survey Research

Experimental Design

Conducting Studies

Complex Experimental Designs

Understanding Research Results: Describ-Ingvariables and Relationships Among Them

Understanding Research Results: Statistical-Inference Basics

Generalizing Results

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Exam 11: Research Designs for Special Circumstances

Which one of the following is NOT a quasi-experimental design?

Which one of the following describes a longitudinal study?

A multiple baseline design is often used when

In developmental research,a cohort is

Ray is comparing the heart rates of a group of former smokers to non-smokers after they have walked on a treadmill for 15 minutes.This would be an example of a

Which one of the following is NOT a variation of the multiple baseline design?

In a multiple baseline design,in order to conclude that a treatment is effective,a behaviour change must be observed

Research conducted to assess the effectiveness of schemes designed to have some positive effect on a group of individuals is called _____ research.

You studied the same people when they were 7,14,21,and 30 years old.You have used the _________ method.

Scientific Understanding of Behaviour

Where to Start

Ethical Research

Research Design Fundamentals

Measurement Concepts

Observational Methods

Asking People About Themselves: Survey Research

Experimental Design

Conducting Studies

Complex Experimental Designs

Understanding Research Results: Describ-Ingvariables and Relationships Among Them

Understanding Research Results: Statistical-Inference Basics

Generalizing Results

Filters