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Experimental Research Quiz

This document contains an assessment form with multiple choice questions about quantitative research and experimental design. It tests knowledge of key concepts in experimental research including independent and dependent variables, internal and external validity, treatment variables, and the importance of random assignment and controlling for extraneous variables. The questions cover topics such as identifying independent and dependent variables, the purpose of replications, threats to internal and external validity, and examples of experimental and quasi-experimental research designs.

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Experimental Research Quiz

This document contains an assessment form with multiple choice questions about quantitative research and experimental design. It tests knowledge of key concepts in experimental research including independent and dependent variables, internal and external validity, treatment variables, and the importance of random assignment and controlling for extraneous variables. The questions cover topics such as identifying independent and dependent variables, the purpose of replications, threats to internal and external validity, and examples of experimental and quasi-experimental research designs.

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12/6/2020 Assessment Form 6 (Quantitative Approach)

Assessment Form 6 (Quantitative


Approach)
E.2: Experimental Research

*Kinakailangan

Email address *

Iyong email

Complete Name: *

Iyong sagot

A. Multiple Choice

1.Compared to all other types of research, experimental research * 1 punto

a. requires greater number of participants.

b. provides evidence concerning cause-effect relations.tion 2

c. measures dependent and independent variables.

d. collects samples to generalize to populations.

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2. Treatment variable is another name for * 1 punto

a. independent variable.

b. dependent variable.

c. extraneous variable.

d. mediating variable.

3. Replications in experimental research are generally conducted to 1 punto


facilitate. *

a. internal validity.

b. external validity.

c. internal reliability.

d. external reliability.

4. Calvin's study compared reading error rates and reading 1 punto

comprehension scores between two groups of 50 third-grade students


that received different reading programs. His t-test data analysis did not
indicate any differences between the two types of instruction. The most
likely reason for his findings is that *

a. his measures did not measure reading.

b. his sample is too small.

c. he conducted the wrong analysis.

d. his groups were too similar.

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5. Calvin's study compared reading error rates and reading comprehension 1 punto
scores between two groups of 50 third-grade students that received
different reading programs. The treatment variable in Gavin's study is *

a. error rates.

b. third graders.

c. reading instruction.

d. reading comprehension.

6. Patricia conducted an experiment that included two groups of junior 1 punto


high girls. One group received no training while the other received a
three-hour intervention about the benefits of careers in math and science
domains. Patricia compared the willingness of girls to enroll in subsequent
math courses as her outcome measure. Her t-test analysis indicated no
differences between her treatment group and the no-exposure control.
This finding is likely due to *

a. preexisting group differences

b. limited treatment exposure.

c. sampling error.

d. too small a sample size.

Option 5

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7. The final step in an experimental study is the * 1 punto

a. selection and definition of a problem.

b. execution of procedures.

c. formulation of conclusions.

d. analysis of data.

8. In experimental studies, but NOT in other studies * 1 punto

a. the researcher manipulates the dependent variables.

b. the researcher manipulates the independent variables.

c. the researcher tries to eliminate the effects of extraneous variables.

d. the researcher examines a priori differences between groups.

9. In experimental studies, the sample may be derived from 1 punto

a. one population.

b. two populations.

c. three populations.

d. more than three populations.

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10. A researcher's efforts to remove the influence of variables other than 1 punto
the independent variable is referred to as *

control

b. assignment

c. sorting.

d. determination.

11. The type of validity concerned with whether findings can be 1 punto
generalized to other groups or other settings is referred to as *

a. internal validity.

b. external validity.

c. content validity.

d. construct validity.

12. The type of validity concerned with whether differences between 1 punto

groups are due to the manipulation of the independent variable is referred


to as *

a. internal validity.

b. external validity.

c. content validity.

d. construct validity.

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Marcy is concerned that her findings may be due to an extraneous 1 punto

uncontrolled variable and not her treatment. Marcy is most concerned


with *

a. internal consistency reliability.

b. inter-rater reliability.

c. external validity.

d. internal validity.

14. Consider the example of Roy, a researcher who studies the role of 1 punto

worked examples in engineering education. He measures students' test


performance and ratings of their instructors. He randomly assigns classes
to condition. The independent variable in Roy's research is *

a. engineering education.

b. worked example exposure

c. test performance.

d. teacher ratings.

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Consider the example of Roy, a researcher who studies the role of worked 1 punto
examples in engineering education. He measures students' test
performance and ratings of their instructors. He randomly assigns classes
to condition. Roy argues that his research is experimental. However, you
argue that it is quasi-experimental given the following reason.a. He
randomly assigned intact groups not individual students. *

a. He randomly assigned intact groups not individual students.

b. Ratings of instructors are not measured in experiments.

c. He uses a correlational approach to the study.

d. There is no dependent variable in his research study.

16. A laboratory study compared learning from the text in two conditions, 1 punto
one with underlining of important terms and one without underlining,
found that the underlining group did better on factual items. Marina then
conducted a study with tenth-grade history students and compared one
group that read a chapter with the important text underlined and one
group that read a chapter without any underlining. Marina's study
illustrates an example of a(n) *

a. test for reliability.

b. internal validity study.

c. replication study.

d. regression study.

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17. Which of the following is a threat to external validity? * 1 punto

a. Statistical regression

b. Testing effects

c. Specificity of variables

d. Instrumentation

18. Which of the following is a threat to internal validity? * 1 punto

a. Differential selection of participants

b. Selection-treatment interaction

c. Posttest sensitization

d. Multiple-treatment interference

19. The threat to validity defined as the effects of the occurrence of events 1 punto

that are not part of the treatment but affect the dependent variable is *

a. history.

b. testing.

c. statistical regression.

d. instrumentation.

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20. Laura was conducting a study on two treatment interventions to 1 punto


increase patriotism. During her study, terrorist attacks on a federal
building occurred. Laura should be concerned with which of the following
validity threats? *

a. Statistical regression

b. Instrumentation

c. History

d. Testing

21. Anne's study compared pre-post differences in prekindergarten 1 punto

children's strategies for alternatives to violent displays when frustrated by


others. She found that there were differences between pre- and
posttesting. With which validity threat should Anne be most concerned? *

a. Differential selection

b. Statistical regression

c. Maturity

d. Instrumentation

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22. In Katia's remedial mathematics study, she collected pretest data from 1 punto

a group of participants. She divided the participants into three groups.


One group received no treatment, one group received instruction by a
teacher-delivered intervention, one group received peer tutoring on the
same problems. After the intervention she tested their math skills. With
which validity threat should Katia be most concerned? *

a. Maturation

b. Testing

c. Instrumentation

d. Pretest-treatment interaction

23. In an experimental study, the loss of participants in the experimental 1 punto

condition can be referred to as

a. a placebo effect.

b. attenuation.

c. mortality

d. a novelty effect.

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24. PJ conducts an experimental study on the effects of soft music during 1 punto
high stakes science testing. He randomly assigns students to the school. In
one condition he does not provide music for testing while in the other
group he does provide the music. He administers a pretest at the
beginning of the year and a posttest at the end of the year. PJ's design is
best represented by which of the following? *

a. Static-group comparison

b. Pretest-posttest control group design

c. One-shot case study

a. One-group pretest-posttest design

Paul conducts an experimental study on the effects of soft music during 1 punto
high stakes science testing. He randomly assigns students at the school. In
one condition he does not provide music for testing while in the other
group he does provide the music. One concern in his study is that during
the year the music teacher at the school he administered the study shared
with students the physiological benefits of soft music. The introduction of
the benefits of music during the duration of his study can be considered
which of the following threats? *

a. History

b. Maturation

c. Mortality

d. Testing

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26. As a secondary mathematics teacher, Hernandez conducted a study 1 punto


that explored whether giving children recess prior to testing helped their
test performance. For one of the semesters, he sends half of his classes
out for 10 minutes of recess prior to testing; for the other half, he provides
10 minutes of free time after the test. Which of the following best
represents the design of Hernandez's study? *

a. Posttest-only design with nonequivalent groups

b. One-group posttest only control group design

c. Solomon four-group design

d. One-group pretest-posttest design

27. In an experiment in a school the researcher is also the teacher 1 punto


administering the conditions. The situation introduces which potential
threat to validity? *

a. Experimenter

b. Placebo

c. John Henry

d. Instrumentation

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28. Stefanie is a speech pathologist working with Emily, who is struggling 1 punto
with initial sounds of words. Stefanie has decided to test the effects of an
audio recorded modeling strategy with Emily. She first records the number
of errors in naturally occurring speech for a three-minute period, four days
in a row. Next, while alternately collecting data in the form of errors per
three-minute period of naturally occurring speech, she introduces audio
recorded modeling for twelve therapy sessions. Stefanie then collects
errors per minute of speech for four days after the intervention. Stefanie
has employed which of the following types of single-subject designs? *

a. Case study design

b. A-B design

c. B-A-B design

d. A-B-A design

29. Stefanie is a speech pathologist working with Emily, who is struggling 1 punto
with initial sounds of words. Stefanie has decided to test the effects of an
audio recorded modeling strategy with Emily. She first records the number
of errors in naturally occurring speech for a three-minute period, four days
in a row. Next, while alternately collecting data in the form of errors per
three-minute period of naturally occurring speech, she introduces audio
recorded modeling for twelve therapy sessions. Stefanie then collects
errors per minutes of speech for four days after the intervention. Which of
the following is the most critical drawback of the design Stefanie has
selected? *

a. Selection of experimental participant

b. No baseline data were collected.

c. Withdrawal of treatment condition

d. Ethics of treatment reversal

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Aaron has decided to use the audio recording modeling strategy from a 1 punto

single-subject study with his client who also has struggled with initial word
sounds. The type of replication that Aaron illustrates in this case is *

a. direct replication.

b. transfer replication.

c. systematic replication.

d. clinical replication.

31. Of the following, which is an example of clinical replication? 1 punto

a. A researcher develops a package of two interventions, known to work individually,


to decrease off-task behaviors while testing to administer to his student Tracey.

b. A researcher implements two interventions, known to work individually, to decrease


off-task behaviors while testing, in succession with return to baseline between the
interventions to his student Tracey.

c. A researcher implements an intervention known to work for off task behavior for
homework completion with Sam his student to test with off-task behavior while
testing.

d. Marcus tests an intervention for off-task behaviors for testing with his student
Maria. He developed the intervention for use initially with his student Travis.

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32. Ike would like to implement a single-subject design to test 1 punto


interventions for several behaviors of her student Mildred. She would like
to target hitting behavior and yelling in class. Of the following, which
single-subject design would be most appropriate? *

a. Alternating treatments design

b. Multiple-baseline design

c. A-B-A changing criterion design

d. A-B-A-B design

33. Regarding the practice of manipulating two variables simultaneously in 1 punto

a single-subject study, one should conclude *

a. this practice is acceptable as researchers now believe that we can tease out
interactive effects.

b. this practice is acceptable because we can statistically manipulate individual


variables.

c. this practice is unsound because in so doing we are unable to assess effects of


either variable.

d. this practice is unsound because in so doing we confuse the participant as a threat


to validity.

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34. Kathy trains nurses. She designed a new assertive communication unit 1 punto
to include in her training. She administers a pretest and then randomly
assigns nurses to her treatment or a control condition. She tests their
communication skills after the treatment. She sees significant differences
at immediate testing but after eight weeks she retests the nurses and
finds no differences between her treatment and control students. Which
of the following best represents the design of Kathy’s study? *

a. Non-equivalent groups

b. Solomon four group

c. Pretest-posttest control group

d. Post-test only control group

35. The primary difference between the Solomon four-group design and 1 punto
the two-factor experimental design is that ONLY the two-factor
experimental design: *

a. involves four groups of participants.

b. requires random assignment of participants to groups.

c. has a measurement before initial treatment.

d. includes two different treatments.

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