Question 1

Creaming, or skimming the best risks off the top to be incorporated in an experiment, is a threat to _________________ validity.

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Question 2

Construct validity refers to generalizing from what we observe and measure to the real-world things in which we are interested.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Neither the subjects nor the researcher can identify which group is the control group and which is the experimental group.Which design does this describe?

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A)  cross-sectional
B)  double-blind
C)  a blind experiment
D)  of no valueE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Which of the following statements is accurate?

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A)  Threats to internal validity are increased by carefully controlling conditions.
B)  Threats to internal validity are decreased by carefully controlling conditions.
C)  Threats to generalizability of research findings in experiments are unrelated to internal validity
D)  Threats to the sample to which the results will applyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following would not be an example of experimental mortality?

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A)  A subject deciding that he/she does not want to participate any longer.
B)  Inmates in an experiment at the state maximum security prison being moved to a minimum state prison.
C)  Police officers participating in a quasi-experiment designed to measure job satisfaction changing careers.
D)  Experimental subjects who stay in an experiment until it is completed.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Instead of making one pre-test and one post-test measure, the _______________ makes a longer series of observations before and after introducing an experimental treatment.

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Question 7

An example of variable-oriented research is the _________________ design.

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Question 8

Which of the following is not a central feature of the classical experiment?

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A)  variables
B)  time order
C)  concepts
D)  groupsE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Experimentation is an approach to research best suited for exploration.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

There may be legal reasons why randomization cannot be used in criminal justice research to assign subjects to either a control group or an experimental group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following is an accurate example of threats to internal validity of experiments?

Accepted Answer

A)  subjects dropping out of an experiment
B)  selecting a random sample
C)  both a & b are threats to internal validity
D)  none of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Which example below is not a random assignment to experimental groups?

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A)  Assigning numbers to subjects, put corresponding numbers in a hat and pull out numbers placing the first subject in the experimental group and the second subject in the control group and continue until all numbers are used.
B)  Ask subjects whether they prefer to be in the experimental group or the control group, then assign subjects based on their preference.
C)  Flip a coin assigning subjects to the control group and to the experimental group.
D)  Use a random number generator after assigning numbers to your subjects.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Maturation as a threat to internal validity in experiments refers to _____.

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A)  some subjects are older than others
B)  as people grow and change, results can be impacted
C)  only subjects over the age of 21 are mature enough to be part of an experiment
D)  no correlation between cause and effect variableE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Which of the following is least accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experimentation is appropriate for hypothesis testing.
B)  Experiments are well suited to research involving well-defined concepts.
C)  Experiments cannot be used in the study of criminal justice policy because they require a hypothesis to test.
D)  Experiments are appropriate for evaluation research.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

You have just completed the LSAT and scored 112.Your roommate, who is no smarter than you, took the LSAT with you and scored 165.You were so upset with your score that you decided to take the test again and you convinced your roommate to take it with you for moral support.You both received scores on the second exam of 150.What accounted for the differences in scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  statistical regression
B)  testing
C)  instrumentation
D)  experiment mortalityE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

When referring to whether results from experiments conducted in one setting would be obtained in other settings, our main concern is one of _______________________.

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Question 17

_______________ are two dimensions of generalizability.

Accepted Answer

A)  Construct validity and external validity
B)  Compensatory rivalry and external validity
C)  Construct validity and compensatory rivalry
D)  Internal validity and diffusionE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

An interrupted time-series design can be very useful in what type of research?

Accepted Answer

A)  applied research
B)  exploratory research
C)  descriptive research
D)  double-blind researchE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Describe an experimental design to test the causal hypothesis that D.A.R.E.reduces drug use.Is your experimental design feasible? Why or why not?

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To test the causal hypothesis that D.A.R...

Question 20

Explain the classical experiment in terms of the following:
Independent and dependent variables
Pre-testing and Post-testing
Experimental and Control groups

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