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A danger in labeling a pre-existing groups as though they were independent variables is


A) Not realizing that groups are always dependent variables
B) That true differences may be obscured
C) Not looking at individual scores
D) That variability is increased

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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A teacher is interested in the effects of the use of programmed learning materials as supplementary aids in an advanced foreign language course. She is interested in the amount of foreign language vocabulary learned during one college semester. There are 92 students enrolled in four advanced French classes who are taught by this teacher. These students make up the subjects for the experiment. Two of the classes of students have access to the programmed learning material and the other two classes do not. Discuss an experimental design that would be appropriate for this situation. Is it necessary that the instructor use a pretest? Consider the matter of control. What procedures would be necessary for adequate internal validity? Comment on the external validity of this experiment.

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Longitudinal studies have the theoretical problem that


A) Age is confounded with time of testing
B) It's difficult to recruit people for such a study
C) They are expensive
D) They take a long time to complete

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is the first step in conducting a program evaluation?


A) decide whether an evaluation should be done
B) examine the literature
C) determine the methodology
D) identify the stakeholders

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Whether quasi experiments with pretest and posttest designs can be interpreted depends on


A) Whether the pattern of result can be accounted for by other differences between the groups.
B) Whether pretest and posttest performance differ for the groups
C) The number of participants in the study
D) The number of participants in the control group

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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We ran an experiment with 10 men and 10 women that investigated whether the color of the paper red/white) that someone was copy-typing from or the color of the computer screen red/white) that someone was typing onto made any difference in typing speed. Everyone typed on all colors of paper with all colors of screens. We hypothesized that men would be affected by the color of the screen, but not by the color of the paper. Is the experimental design within-subjects, between-subjects, or mixed? What is are) the independent variables)? The dependant variables)? Is the design a true experiment, single-subject experiment, or a quasi-experiment? What are the conditions of the experiment?

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If X = experimental treatment and O = pretest or posttest observation, then "O O O O X O O O" represents the _____ design.


A) delayed posttest control group
B) interrupted time series
C) repeated treatment
D) regression discontinuity

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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A documentary film director made a series of films about the lives of a set of children when they were 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35 years of age, i.e, the films 7-Up and 14-Up... What type of research design is this?


A) longitudinal
B) cross-sectional
C) sequential
D) program evaluation

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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The presence of uncontrolled variables in a quasi experiment


A) Reduces the internal validity of the experiment
B) Renders the experiment invalid
C) Eliminates the reliability of the experiment
D) Make interpretation impossible

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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If X = experimental treatment and O = pretest or posttest observation, then "O X O X O X O" represents the _____ design.


A) repeated treatment
B) mixed factorial
C) regression discontinuity
D) interrupted time series

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT a step in conducting a program evaluation?


A) decide whether an evaluation should be done
B) examine the literature
C) determine how the evaluators will be compensated
D) identify the stakeholders

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Effect size is compared across different studies by


A) measuring the dependent variable on a common scale
B) considering only those with the same independent variable
C) considering the variability of the response
D) correcting any skewness in the data

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The most common quasi experimental design is the ______ design.


A) interrupted time series
B) repeated treatment
C) regression discontinuity
D) nonequivalent control group

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A time series design may be considered a


A) non equivalent control group
B) within-subjects design
C) randomized design
D) factorial design

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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If an experiment compared preexisting classes of students, the two classes would be called


A) Ex post facto variables
B) Extraneous variables
C) Confounding variables
D) Dependent variables

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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A child psychologist believes that the level of aggressive behavior of 3- to 5-year-old children is strongly influenced by the types of toys available to play with. To test her hypothesis, she arranges with a local preschool to run the following experiment: For one week, the children will be able to play with all the toys normally available at the school. Then, all war-like toys toy soldiers, tanks, guns, etc.) will be removed for a week. In the third week, the war-like toys will be reintroduced, and in the fourth week removed again. During each week, the psychologist will observe the children's level of aggressive behavior. What type of quasi experimental design is illustrated in this example?


A) delayed control group
B) repeated treatment
C) interrupted time series
D) regression discontinuity

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The results of a quasi experimental design involving non-equivalent control groups with pretests and posttests


A) Cannot be believed because of confounding
B) Cannot always be interpreted
C) Lack power
D) Lack external validity

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Everyone born in 1990 would be considered part of the 1990


A) Secular trend
B) Cohort
C) Cross-section
D) Longitudinal

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Barak and colleagues 2008) reviewed many studies of the efficacy of internet-based psychotherapy and concluded that it was generally effective. Their technique is called


A) Meta-analysis
B) Program evaluation
C) Quasi-experimentation
D) Factor analysis

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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An evaluation listing how to improve a program while it is ongoing is called a


A) Summative evaluation
B) Factorial design
C) Formative evaluation
D) Meta-analysis

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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