Research (Practicle, Real-World) Quiz # 4

A term used in experimental design to indicate that the subjects have been randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group and, therefore, should be different on factors other than the treatment is known as Control group

True

False

A term used in experimental design to indicate that the subjects have been randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group and, therefore, should be different on factors other than the treatment is known as Control group

True

False

In an experiment, this is the group that received the treatment that the researcher intends to study is known as ________.

Experimental group

Ex post facto control group design

Informal Group

Managed Group

A type of quasi-experimental design that has an experimental and control group, a post test but no pretest is known as ?

Experimental group

Ex post facto control group design

Informal Group

Managed Group

Forms of validity that refer to the generalizability of sample findings to the outside population is known as ?

Experimental group

Ex post facto control group design

External validity

Managed Group

________ is a threat to internal validity that refers to when events outside of the study can affect the dependent variable.

History effect

Ex post facto control group design

External validity

Managed Group

A threat to internal validity in which an observed association between three variables is at least partially causing a change in how the variables are measured over time.

Instrumentation

Blockage

Misalignment

Person

________ is a type of validity that is part of study design and that help facilitate causal inferences.

Internal validity

Construct validity

Internal validity.

External validity

_____ is a type of quasi-experimental design that is longitudinal. It might have both a control group and/or a pretest.

Interrupted Time-Series Design

Maturation

Nonequivalent control group design

None of these

________is a threat to internal validity in which an observed association between two variables is at least partially caused by the subject's aging over time.

Maturation

Physical Maturation

Cognitive maturation.

None of these

A type of quasi experimental design that has both a control and experimental group as well as both a pre- and foretest is known as Nonequivalent control group design.

True

False

An observation that occurs prior to a treatment is known as ?

Pretest

Posttest

Reactivity

None of these

An observation that occurs after a treatment is known as ?

Pretest

Posttest

Reactivity

None of these

Posttest only control group design is a type of true experiment that has at least three groups and a posttest, but no pretest.

True

False

__________ is a threat to internal validity in which subjects behave atypically because they are being observed.

Reactivity

Absolute silence

Apathy

Impassivity

________ is a form of experimental research where the subjects are not randomly assigned to the experimental (treatment) or control (nontreatment, comparison) group.

Quasi-experiment

Selection bias

Statistical conclusion validity

Testing

________ is a form of experimental research where the subjects are not randomly assigned to the experimental (treatment) or control (nontreatment, comparison) group.

Quasi-experiment

Selection bias

Statistical conclusion validity

Testing

________ is a threat to internal validity that occurs when researchers are comparing groups that are different on factors other than the treatment or independent variable.

Selection bias

Statistical conclusion validity

Testing

Filter question

_________is a form of validity surrounding the statistical tests that determine whether or not there is a relationship between variables.

Selection bias

Statistical conclusion validity

Testing

Filter question

_________ is a threat to internal validity in which an observed association between two variables is at least partially caused by the subjects taking a pretest.

Selection bias

Statistical conclusion validity

Testing

Filter question

________ is a computer program used in telephone interviewing that can digitally tell interviewers what questions to ask and in what order as well as allow the interviewer to immediately record the answers in the computer, thereby saving the step of data entry.

Computer-assisted telephone interview

Filter question

Matrix format

Mixed methods

________ is a question whose answer will determine which set of subsequent questions a subject will answer.

Computer-assisted telephone interview

Filter question

Matrix format

Mixed methods

_________ is a condensed way of presenting similarly responded questions where the questions read down the column and the same options read across rows.

Computer-assisted telephone interview

Filter question

Matrix format

Mixed methods

________ is a form of research that combines qualitative and quantitative methods that complement each other’s strengths and weaknesses to obtain a more valid observation of a phenomenon.

Computer-assisted telephone interview

Filter question

Matrix format

Mixed methods

_________is a pretest of a methodological design, such as a survey, on a small set of subjects in order to determine whether subjects have any problems with question wording or format.

Computer-assisted telephone interview

Filter question

Matrix format

Pilot study

_______ is a set of questions, often with corresponding answer choices, that researchers use to learn about a phenomenon.

Computer-assisted telephone interview

Filter question

Questionnaire

Pilot study

_________ is a form of sampling used with telephone interviews in which subjects are selected randomly by a computer based on their telephone number.

Reverse-coded question

Random digit dialing

Secondary analysis of primary data

Skip pattern

_________ is a form of sampling used with telephone interviews in which subjects are selected randomly by a computer based on their telephone number.

Reverse-coded question

Random digit dialing

Secondary analysis of primary data

Skip pattern

________ is a question where a positive response is actually supportive of the main research question or goal.

Reverse-coded question

Random digit dialing

Secondary analysis of primary data

Skip pattern

________ is a question where a positive response is actually supportive of the main research question or goal.

Reverse-coded question

Random digit dialing

Secondary analysis of primary data

Skip pattern