Question 1

In a 2 x 2 x 3 factorial design, how many conditions are there in the entire study?

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A)   3
B)   7
C)   12
D)   2

Question 2

A quasi-experimental design is better at establishing causality than a fully experimental design.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following designs has the highest internal validity out of all the rest?

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A)   ABA design
B)   ABAB design
C)   Quasi-experimental design
D)   Multiple baseline design

Question 4

What is meant by a 2 by 2 mixed design? Describe an advantage of a mixed design over a between-subjects design.

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A 2 by 2 mixed design is an experimental...

Question 5

Describe what a single-case experimental design involves. Describe an advantage and a disadvantage of this method.

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Single-case experimental design uses exp...

Question 6

Which of the following allows researchers to examine the effect of multiple independent variables simultaneously?

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A)   Quasi-experimental design
B)   Case study
C)   Reversal design
D)   Factorial design D

Question 7

What pattern of results does the graph below present of a 2 x 2 factorial design?

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A)   No main effect and no interaction
B)   Main effects present but no interaction
C)   Interaction present but no main effects
D)   One main effect and interaction present

Question 8

State what differentiates quasi-experimental designs from experimental designs. Describe an advantage and a disadvantage of quasi-experimental designs over experimental designs.

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A quasi-experimental design is partially...

Question 9

Which of the following is a most likely to be a drawback of a 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 factorial design?

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A)   The four-way interaction effect will be challenging to interpret.
B)   Researchers will not be able to fully manipulate all the independent variables.
C)   While the main effects might be significant, it is unlikely for any interaction to be significant.
D)   Higher-level factorial designs have less generalizability than simpler experimental designs. A

Question 10

Explain what is meant by a 2 by 3 within-subjects design.

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A 2 by 3 within-subjects design is an ex...

Question 11

Explain what is meant by the ABA design.

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The ABA design is a single-case experime...

Question 12

In an ABA design, the letter A refers to a baseline measure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Using a factorial design can increase the ________________________ of a study as compared to isolating the effect of a single independent variable in simpler experimental designs.

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A)   external validity
B)   experimenter bias
C)   reliability
D)   order effects

Question 14

In the ABAB design, the "B" refers to:

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A)   a measure assumed to reflect the effects of the intervention.
B)   a measure assumed to reflect baseline conditions.
C)   a measure assumed to reflect all levels of the independent variable.
D)   a measure assumed to reflect the largest change in the dependent variable.

Question 15

A drawback of a higher order factorial design is that some interaction effects obtained could be difficult to interpret.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In a single-case experimental design, multiple exposures to the intervention could affect the responses of the subject. This is similar to ______________ of within-group designs.

Accepted Answer

A)   accounting for individual differences
B)   generalizability limitations
C)   the carryover effect
D)   the Hawthorne effect

Question 17

A two by two by three factorial design would have twelve possible conditions in total.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In a two by four design, there are six possible main effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 19

Which of the following describes a characteristic of single-case experimental design that allows researchers to examine causal effects of the intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)   Studying the effect of the intervention on the dependent variable in only one subject at a time.
B)   Randomly assigning either the baseline measure or the intervention for the single subject to start the experiment with.
C)   Taking an initial baseline measure, followed by the intervention, then taking another measure after the intervention has worn off.
D)   Isolates the main effect of the intervention using a reversal design, hence reducing complicated interaction effects that are confusing to interpret.

Question 20

Which of the following is most dissimilar to an ABAB design?

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A)   A within-subjects experimental design with more than one participant.
B)   A reversal design
C)   An ABABA design
D)   A case study

Exam 9: Variations on Experimental Designs

In a 2 x 2 x 3 factorial design, how many conditions are there in the entire study?

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A quasi-experimental design is better at establishing causality than a fully experimental design.

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Which of the following designs has the highest internal validity out of all the rest?

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What is meant by a 2 by 2 mixed design? Describe an advantage of a mixed design over a between-subjects design.

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Describe what a single-case experimental design involves. Describe an advantage and a disadvantage of this method.

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Which of the following allows researchers to examine the effect of multiple independent variables simultaneously?

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What pattern of results does the graph below present of a 2 x 2 factorial design?

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State what differentiates quasi-experimental designs from experimental designs. Describe an advantage and a disadvantage of quasi-experimental designs over experimental designs.

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Which of the following is a most likely to be a drawback of a 2 x 3 x 4 x 5 factorial design?

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Explain what is meant by a 2 by 3 within-subjects design.

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Explain what is meant by the ABA design.

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In an ABA design, the letter A refers to a baseline measure.

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Using a factorial design can increase the ________________________ of a study as compared to isolating the effect of a single independent variable in simpler experimental designs.

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In the ABAB design, the "B" refers to:

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A drawback of a higher order factorial design is that some interaction effects obtained could be difficult to interpret.

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In a single-case experimental design, multiple exposures to the intervention could affect the responses of the subject. This is similar to ______________ of within-group designs.

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A two by two by three factorial design would have twelve possible conditions in total.

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In a two by four design, there are six possible main effects.

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Which of the following describes a characteristic of single-case experimental design that allows researchers to examine causal effects of the intervention?

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Which of the following is most dissimilar to an ABAB design?

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