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Chapter 10

1. As the best approximation to the randomized control group design, field researchers often use:

the nonequivalent control group design.

the alternating treatment design.

the interrupted time series with a nonequivalent no-treatment control group time series.

2. Probability sampling and methods of survey administration contribute __________ error compared to question wording.

less

greater

equivalent

3. In __________ sampling, the population is classified into subgroups and simple random samples are taken from each subgroup.

stratified

snowball

simple random

cluster

4. __________ data are data collected previously by people not directly associated with the current research.

Observational

Survey

Archival

Unbiased

5. The student teacher waited a week after being introduced to her subjects before conducting her observation in order to __________.

minimize reactivity

minimize reliability

minimize subject bias

avoid observer bias

6. A coding scheme classifies an animal's behavior into categories such as grooming, looking for food, and sexual display. This scheme is using a(n) __________ description.

empirical

functional

molar

molecular

7. The Notel researchers evaluated the rival hypothesis that observed increases in children's aggression after the introduction of television were due to maturation by:

comparing fourth and fifth graders.

comparing first graders before television with first graders after television.

giving a test of psychological maturity to the children.

comparing first and second graders.

8. A researcher conducts a week of daily observations of depressive behavior in a group of bipolar patients. She then implements drug treatment for one week, continuing her observations. In the third week she removes the drug treatment, and in the fourth week she administers the drug again. This researcher is using a __________ design.

interrupted time-series with switching replications

interrupted time-series with multiple replications

interrupted time-series

pretest-posttest one-group

9. Recording units of behavior such as licking, walking or crying is an example of using a(n) __________ description.

purposeful

molecular

empirical

functional

10. Comparisons of quasi-experiments to true experiments reveal that __________.

most quasi-experiments have no threats to internal validity.

most quasi-experiments have random assignment of subjects to conditions.

true experiments have random assignment of subjects to conditions.

true experiments have more threats to validity than quasi-experiments.

11. __________ measures have zero reactivity.

Molar

Molecular

Unobtrusive

Functional

12. The __________ design is to quasi-experimental designs as the multiple baseline design is to single-case designs.

interrupted time-series with multiple replications

interrupted time-series

interrupted time-series with switching replications

pretest-posttest one-group