Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Experimental Designs MCQ
Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Experimental Designs MCQ
1. In single-case designs, the greater the ______, the higher the ______.
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Control; internal validity
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2. In which kind of design is the analysis based largely on visual inspection of data in graphs?
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Single-case experimental research designs
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3. One should use ______ when it is expected a treatment will not return to a baseline.
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Multiple baseline design
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4. In educational research, the use of interventions that affect learning are limited in the ability to return to a baseline, so researchers are unable to use ______.
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Reversal design
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5. A ______ research design involves many observations made before and after a treatment.
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Time series quasi-experimental
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6. Using a single-case design, a therapist examines the extent to which causes of spousal abuse generalize to instances of child abuse. In this example, the therapist is generalizing across ______.
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Behaviors
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7. A researcher records the time a child spends interacting with other children during recess at school for 3 days. To increase the time the child spends interacting with other children, he is given a reward for spending 2 added minutes interacting with other children, then a larger reward for 4 added minutes; and then a larger reward for spending 8 added minutes interacting with other children. The level of reward was changed only after the child met the interaction time required at the previous reward level. What type of single case design is described in this example?
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Changing-criterion design
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8. What is the name of a group of individuals who share common statistical or demographic traits or characteristics?
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Cohort
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9. The unique advantage of a control time series design compared to the basic and interrupted time series designs is that using the control time series design ______.
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A nonequivalent control group is observed
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10. Using the ______ design, we compare the pattern of change over time from before to following a treatment.
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Time series
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11. A quasi-experimental research design in which a dependent variable is measured following a treatment in one group and is compared to another preexisting but similar group that does not receive the treatment is called ______.
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A nonequivalent control group posttest only design
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12. Using the ______ design, a researcher compares the difference between scores before and following a treatment.
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One-group pretest–posttest
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13. The consistency in the pattern of change in a dependent measure in each phase of a design is known as_____
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Stability
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14. An experimental research design in which a participant serves as his or her own control and the dependent variable measured is analyzed for each individual participant and is not averaged across groups or across participants is known as_____
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Single case experimental design
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15. Selection differences are any differences that are controlled by the researcher.
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False
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16. A single-case experimental design in which a single participant is observed before (A), during (B), and after (A) a treatment or manipulation is known as_____
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Both a and b
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17. All statements are correct about quasi-independent variable except_____
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It is possible to randomly assign participants to groups
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18. In quasi experimental research design,the conditions and experiences of participants lack some control because the study_____
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All of these
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19. Phase means a series of trials or observations made in _____
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One condition only
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20. In one group pretest-posttest design the same dependent variable is measured in one group of participants_____ a treatment is administered.
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Both a and b
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21. In one group posttest-only design a dependent variable is measured for one group of participants _____ a treatment.
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After
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22. In nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design a dependent variable is measured in one group of participants before and after a treatment and that same dependent variable is also measured at pretest and posttest in another nonequivalent control group that does not receive the treatment.
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True
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23. In nonequivalent control group posttest-only design a dependent variable is measured by following steps except_____
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Firstly, before a treatment in one group
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24. A control group that is matched upon certain preexisting characteristics similar to those observed in a treatment group but to which participants are not randomly assigned is known as_____
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Nonequivalent control group
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25. A single-case experimental design in which a treatment is successively administered over time to different participants, for different behaviors, or in different settings is known as_____
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Multiple baseline design
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26. The larger the magnitude of changes in a dependent measure between each phase, the the internal validity of a research design _____
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Increases
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27. A developmental research design used to study changes across the life span by observing the same participants at different points in time and measuring the same dependent variable at each time is known as_____
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Longitudinal design
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28. A quasi-experimental research design in which a dependent variable is measured at many different points in time in one group before and after a treatment that naturally occurred is known as_____
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Interrupted time-series design
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29. A developmental research design in which participants are grouped by their age and participant characteristics are measured in each age group is known as_____
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Cross-sectional design
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30. A basic or interrupted time-series quasi-experimental research design that also includes a nonequivalent control group that is observed during the same period of time as a treatment group but does not receive the treatment is known as_____
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Control time-series design
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31. A developmental research design that combines longitudinal and cross-sectional techniques by observing different cohorts of participants over time at overlapping times is known as_____
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Cohort sequential design
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32. A threat to internal validity in which differences in the characteristics of participants in different age groups confound or alternatively explain an observed result is known as_____
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Cohort effect
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33. Cohort is a group of individuals who share _____ statistical traits or characteristics or experiences within a defined period.
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Common
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34. A single-case experimental design in which a baseline phase is followed by successive treatment phases in which some criterion or target level of behavior is changed from one treatment phase to the next is known as_____
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Changing criterion design
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35. A quasi-experimental research design in which a dependent variable is measured at many different points in time in one group before and after a treatment that is manipulated by the researcher is administered is known as_____
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Basic time-series design
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36. A baseline phase is a phase in which a treatment or manipulation is absent.
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True
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37. In alternating treatment design a baseline phase is followed by_____
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A treatment phase
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38. In ABA design how many participants are observed?
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One participant
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