PSYC 515 Quiz Alternative Research

PSYC 515 Quiz: Alternative Research Designs Concepts

1. A design in which a single group of subjects is given a treatment and then tested is a(n) _____ design.
2. Which of the following is an advantage of small-n designs, according to Sidman (1960)?
3. Ethnicity, gender, and age are all examples of _____ variables.
4. In _____ designs, many measures are taken so that the effect of the treatment can be seen over time.
5. Which of the following is true concerning the nonequivalent control group pretest/posttest design?
6. Students in two of Mr. Lewis’s classes are given a test to assess their knowledge of world geography. Then, students in one of the classes participate in Mr. Lewis’s new interactive geography learning modules. Students in the other class learn geography using the traditional lecture method. After three months, all students once again take a test to assess their knowledge of world geography. What kind of design did Mr. Lewis use?
7. A design in which at least two nonequivalent groups are measured both before and after treatment is a(n) _____ design.
8. Which of the following is NOT a type of multiple-baseline design?
9. A design in which a single group of participants is measured repeatedly before and after a treatment is a(n) _____ design.
10. A design in which measures are taken at baseline and after the introduction of the independent variable at different times across multiple situations is a multiple-baseline across_____ design.
11. What type of quasi-experimental design best ts the following scenario: A school counselor decided to assess effectiveness of a SAT prep course on high school student SAT scores. She compares SAT scores for students who elected to take the SAT prep course to the students who opted out of the SAT prep course.
12. In two-group quasi-experimental designs, the two groups are considered:
13. A researcher wanted to systematically investigate the effectiveness of restraint on reducing challenging behaviors in a student with intellectual disabilities. She used a standardized scale to quantify challenging behaviors at three time points — she recorded number of challenging behaviors before beginning a restraint protocol, used the restraint protocol and measured the behaviors a second time, then stopped using the restraint protocol and measured challenging behaviors one last time. Which type of design best describes this scenario?
14. What type of quasi-experimental design best ts the following scenario: A school counselor decided to assess effectiveness of a SAT prep course on high school student SAT scores. She compares the SAT scores of students before and after they took a SAT prep course.
15. The two main types of developmental designs are:
16. What type of quasi-experimental design best ts the following scenario: A school counselor wanted to see if interest in seeking a college degree changes across one’s high school career. She measures interest in a group of students across all four years to see if there is a measurable change.
17. What type of quasi-experimental design best ts the following scenario: A school counselor wanted to see if interest in seeking a college degree changes across one’s high school career. She measures interest in a group of students across all four years to see if there is a measurable change.
18. Which of the following is a recognized down-side of most qualitative research?
19. Which of the following is an advantage most likely to be associated with a cross-sectional design compared to a longitudinal design?
20. Which of the following typically answers questions such as “why?” or “how”?
21. Which of the following is an approach used in qualitative research?
22. How does qualitative research method differ from quantitative methods?
23. Which of the following disadvantages are more associated with longitudinal designs compared to cross-sectional designs?
24. Which of the following typically answers questions such as “how many?” “how often”, or “who”?
25. Which term best describes the concern regarding the generalizability of developmental research conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic given that these children are experiencing something specic to this time period?