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1

Which type of program evaluation study asks whether there are problems that need to be addressed in the target population?
A)needs assessment
B)program theory assessment
C)process evaluation assessment
D)efficiency assessment
2

When researchers, service providers, and prospective clients of a program collaborate to determine whether a proposed program does in fact address the needs of the target population, this type of program evaluation is called a (an) __________.
A)needs assessment
B)program theory assessment
C)process evaluation assessment
D)efficiency assessment
3

Once it is shown that a program does have its intended effect, researchers conduct a program evaluation called a(an) __________ assessment to determine if the program is "worth it."
A)process evaluation
B)efficiency
C)impact
D)program monitoring
4

A quasi-experimental design is different from a true experiment because it
A)lacks the control features of a true experiment.
B)does not have as many conditions as a true experiment.
C)must be conducted in the real world.
D)has both single and multiple-levels of an independent variable.
5

One internal validity problem with a __________ design is that it lacks a ___________ group.
A)one-group pretest-posttest design; comparison
B)posttest only; control
C)one-group posttest only; control or comparison
D)pretest-posttest; randomized
6

Which of the following is a potential alternative explanation for research findings in a study that used a one-group pretest-posttest design?
A)maturation and history
B)testing and instrument decay
C)statistical regression
D)All of the above
7

To test the effectiveness of a special new diet program, a healthcare worker recruited t0 participants into the program and then measured their weight change at the end of one month. This is an example of which type of research design?
A)one-group posttest only design
B)one-group pretest posttest design
C)single case design
D)factorial design
8

An educator wanted to test the effectiveness of a new testing method in reducing test anxiety. The anxiety level of students was measured before the test began and then 30-minutes later.

Just after the test began, a boy accidentally slipped off his chair and all the children laughed. This example best refers to ___________ as an alternative explanation for the research findings.
A)maturation
B)testing
C)history
D)instrument decay
9

__________ is defined as any time-related factor, such as fatigue, hunger or boredom that might result in a change between the pretest and posttest measures of the dependent variable.
A)maturation
B)statistical regression
C)history
D)instrument decay
10

Statistical regression is likely to occur whenever participants are _________.
A)allowed to self-select their assignment to experimental condition
B)selected because of their extremely high or low pretest scores
C)measured using different measurement scales on the pretest and posttest measures
D)All of the above.
11

In a nonequivalent control group design, __________ is an internal validity problem.
A)the lack of a control or comparison group
B)test sensitization
C)selection differences
D)demand characteristics
12

The difference between a one-group pretest posttest design and an interrupted time series design is that the interrupted time series design __________.
A)uses a posttest control group
B)requires multiple comparison groups
C)measures the variable over an extended period of time
D)incorporates several one-group pretest measures
13

The observations of a participant's behavior before the manipulated treatment in a single-case experimental design is referred to as a(n) __________.
A)timed-series control measurement
B)preexperimental control treatment
C)reversal control measurements
D)baseline control period
14

Which of the following is a reason why experimenters may be forced to use a nonequivalent control group posttest-only design?
A)The independent variable cannot be manipulated.
B)The participants are chosen from existing natural groups.
C)The self-selection of participants.
D)Both b and c.





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