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Quasi-Experimental Designs MCQ

In this design, the group not receiving the intervention is referred to as the “control group.”

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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A quasi-experimental design is one where the researcher manipulates the independent variable without the random assignment of participants to an experimental group.

True

False

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Correct Answer: True

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Quasi-experimental designs are used when it is not ethical to assign participants to an experimental or control group.

True

False

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Correct Answer: True

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When participants in a comparison group become aware of the intervention and feel they are being denied the benefits of such intervention, and therefore do less well on the dependent variable than they would have outside of the experiment, this is called ______.

Attrition

Inherent bias

Resentful demoralization

Participatory anger

Answer

Correct Answer: Resentful demoralization

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When an individual in the intervention group shares information about the intervention with an individual in the comparison group, this is known as ______.

Contamination effect

Separation bias

Positive impact

Unrelated consequences

Answer

Correct Answer: Contamination effect

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Changes in the target behaviors are due to the client recording his or her behavior is known as ______.

History

Selection bias

Reactivity

Instrumentation

Answer

Correct Answer: Reactivity

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Quasi-experimental design cannot be used to establish ______.

Neutrality

Causality

Commonality

Facts

Answer

Correct Answer: Causality

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Results from quasi-experimental design studies can lay the groundwork for developing a/an ______.

New law

Drug protocol

Corporation standard

Experimental study

Answer

Correct Answer: Experimental study

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Quasi-experimental designs that evaluate the ______ of a particular intervention can be used to inform social work practice.

Virtues

Merits

Effectiveness

Financial benefits

Answer

Correct Answer: Effectiveness

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_____ refers to the selection of persons to include in the comparison group who are similar in demographics to those who are in the experimental group.

Categorizing

Matching

Organizing

Appropriating

Answer

Correct Answer: Matching

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