Question 1

Interrupted time series designs are useful when

Accepted Answer

A)  forming a control group is not feasible 
B)  subjects can be measured periodically with the same instrument 
C)  the experimental treatment is not a naturally occurring event 
D)  both a and b 
A)  forming a control group is not feasible 
B)  subjects can be measured periodically with the same instrument 
C)  the experimental treatment is not a naturally occurring event 
D)  both a and b

Question 2

Which one of the following statements is most true concerning baseline stability in an interrupted time series design? It is desirable to have

Accepted Answer

A)  baseline stability before the independent variable is introduced 
B)  baseline stability after the independent variable is introduced 
C)  baseline stability before and after the independent variable is introduced 
D)  abrupt changes in baseline before the independent variable is introduced 
A)  baseline stability before the independent variable is introduced 
B)  baseline stability after the independent variable is introduced 
C)  baseline stability before and after the independent variable is introduced 
D)  abrupt changes in baseline before the independent variable is introduced

Question 3

A ____ study tests different individuals at the same general time.

Accepted Answer

A)  cross sectional 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  cross sequential 
D)  cohort 
A)  cross sectional 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  cross sequential 
D)  cohort

Question 4

An automobile plant plans to implement a new assembly procedure throughout the plant in order to increase productivity.To find out whether the new procedure is better than the old,management plans to compare weekly productivity over the last six months before the change with the first six months after the change.What type of quasi experimental design is illustrated in this example?

Accepted Answer

A)  interrupted time series 
B)  delayed control group 
C)  regression discontinuity 
D)  repeated treatment 
A)  interrupted time series 
B)  delayed control group 
C)  regression discontinuity 
D)  repeated treatment

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a step in conducting a program evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  decide whether an evaluation should be done 
B)  examine the literature 
C)  determine how the evaluators will be compensated 
D)  identify the stakeholders 
A)  decide whether an evaluation should be done 
B)  examine the literature 
C)  determine how the evaluators will be compensated 
D)  identify the stakeholders

Interrupted time series designs are useful when

Which one of the following statements is most true concerning baseline stability in an interrupted time series design? It is desirable to have

A ____ study tests different individuals at the same general time.

Which of the following is NOT a step in conducting a program evaluation?

Psychology and Science

Developing a Research Question

Ethics in Research

Writing in Psychology

Variables

Tabular and Graphical Description of Data

Validity

Control

Nonexperimental Research, part 1: Observational, archival, and Case-Study Research

Nonexperimental Research, part 2: Survey Research

True Experiments, part 1: Single-Factor Designs

True Experiments, part 2: Factorial Designs

Single-Subject Experiments

Biases and Limitations of Experimental Psychology

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Exam 14: Quasi Experiments

Interrupted time series designs are useful when

Which one of the following statements is most true concerning baseline stability in an interrupted time series design? It is desirable to have

A ____ study tests different individuals at the same general time.

Which of the following is NOT a step in conducting a program evaluation?

Psychology and Science

Developing a Research Question

Ethics in Research

Writing in Psychology

Variables

Tabular and Graphical Description of Data

Validity

Control

Nonexperimental Research, part 1: Observational, archival, and Case-Study Research

Nonexperimental Research, part 2: Survey Research

True Experiments, part 1: Single-Factor Designs

True Experiments, part 2: Factorial Designs

Single-Subject Experiments

Biases and Limitations of Experimental Psychology

Filters