Exam 3: Research Design

A) measure the population at only one point in time.
B) develop an understanding of a phenomenon in terms of "if-then" conditional statements.
C) search for and interpret existing information relevant to the research problem.
D) repeatedly measure the same sample units from the population over a period of time.
E) studies conducted parallel (longitude) to one another, which allows for comparisons to be made between such studies.

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A) something men and/or women in white coats do.
B) manipulating an independent variable to see how it affects a dependent variable, while also controlling for the effects of additional complex variables.
C) manipulating a dependent variable to see how it affects an independent variable, while also controlling for the effects of additional complex variables.
D) holding all variables constant to observe any effects of one variable over another over time.
E) manipulating an independent variable to see how it affects a dependent variable, while also controlling for the effects of additional extraneous variables.

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A) Case analysis
B) Secondary data analysis
C) Projective techniques
D) Sample surveys
E) Protocol analysis

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A) the extent to which the change in the independent variable was actually due to the dependent variable.
B) the extent that the observed relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable can be generalized to the real world.
C) the measurement of extraneous variables that are internal to the experimental setting itself.
D) the extent to which the change in the dependent variable was actually due to the independent variable.
E) the control of the complex variables not having an effect on the independent variable.

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A) to gain background information
B) to measure a state of a variable of interest
C) to test hypotheses that specify the relationship between two or more variables
D) to make "then-if" statements
E) to define terms

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A) protocol analysis
B) experience interview
C) ethnographic research
D) protocol analysis.
E) depth interview,

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A) extraneous experiment
B) field experiments
C) laboratory experiments
D) natural experiments
E) eco-experiment

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A) dependent variable
B) extraneous variable
C) independent variable
D) complex variable
E) control variable

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C

A) field experiment
B) extraneous experiment
C) laboratory experiment
D) artificial experiment
E) contrived experiment

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A) The observed change in the dependent variable is in fact due to the independent variable.
B) The results of the experiment apply to the virtual world outside the experimental setting.
C) The results do not account for the effects of extraneous variables.
D) The results are reported in well-known news media.
E) The observed change in the independent variable is in fact due to the dependent variable.

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A) Because all research problems are different, research designs are applicable only in an academic setting; they cannot be used in the real world.
B) Because research designs may be "matched" to different kinds of problems, the research design may serve as a blueprint for the researcher.
C) Because research designs are like blueprints, they are most helpful during data analysis.
D) Research designs are used after studies are completed and are used to make improvements in future research studies.
E) Research designs are important because clients often decide to fund research if they find the design is pleasing to the eye.

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