Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Experimental Designs MCQs
Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Experimental Designs MCQs
Answer these 30 Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Experimental Designs MCQs and see how sharp is your knowledge of Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Experimental Designs.
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1: In ABA design how many participants are observed?
A. One participant
B. Two participants
C. One group
D. Two groups
2: In alternating treatment design a baseline phase is followed by_____
A. Another baseline phase
B. A treatment phase
C. No phase
D. Any phase
3: A baseline phase is a phase in which a treatment or manipulation is absent.
A. True
B. False
4: A quasi-experimental research design in which a dependent variable is measured at many different points in time in one group before and after a treatment that is manipulated by the researcher is administered is known as_____
A. Basic time-series design
B. Changing criterion design
C. Control time-series design
D. Cross-sectional design
5: A single-case experimental design in which a baseline phase is followed by successive treatment phases in which some criterion or target level of behavior is changed from one treatment phase to the next is known as_____
A. Basic time-series design
B. Changing criterion design
C. Control time-series design
D. Cross-sectional design
6: Cohort is a group of individuals who share _____ statistical traits or characteristics or experiences within a defined period.
A. Common
B. Varying
C. Both
D. None
7: A threat to internal validity in which differences in the characteristics of participants in different age groups confound or alternatively explain an observed result is known as_____
A. Hawthorne effect
B. John henry effect
C. Testing effect
D. Cohort effect
8: A developmental research design that combines longitudinal and cross-sectional techniques by observing different cohorts of participants over time at overlapping times is known as_____
A. Basic time-series design
B. Changing criterion design
C. Control time-series design
D. Cohort sequential design
9: A basic or interrupted time-series quasi-experimental research design that also includes a nonequivalent control group that is observed during the same period of time as a treatment group but does not receive the treatment is known as_____
A. Basic time-series design
B. Changing criterion design
C. Control time-series design
D. Cohort sequential design
10: A developmental research design in which participants are grouped by their age and participant characteristics are measured in each age group is known as_____
A. Basic time-series design
B. Changing criterion design
C. Control time-series design
D. Cross-sectional design
11: A quasi-experimental research design in which a dependent variable is measured at many different points in time in one group before and after a treatment that naturally occurred is known as_____
A. Basic time-series design
B. Changing criterion design
C. Control time-series design
D. Interrupted time-series design
12: A developmental research design used to study changes across the life span by observing the same participants at different points in time and measuring the same dependent variable at each time is known as_____
A. Longitudinal design
B. Multiple baseline design
C. Cross-sectional design
D. Comparative design
13: The larger the magnitude of changes in a dependent measure between each phase, the the internal validity of a research design _____
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains same
D. All of these
14: A single-case experimental design in which a treatment is successively administered over time to different participants, for different behaviors, or in different settings is known as_____
A. Longitudinal design
B. Multiple baseline design
C. Cross-sectional design
D. Comparative design
15: A control group that is matched upon certain preexisting characteristics similar to those observed in a treatment group but to which participants are not randomly assigned is known as_____
A. Equivalent control group
B. Nonequivalent control group
C. Positive control group
D. Negative control group
16: In nonequivalent control group posttest-only design a dependent variable is measured by following steps except_____
A. Firstly, before a treatment in one group
B. Secondly,after a treatment in one group
C. Thirdly,in a nonequivalent control group that does not receive the treatment
D. All are correct
17: In nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design a dependent variable is measured in one group of participants before and after a treatment and that same dependent variable is also measured at pretest and posttest in another nonequivalent control group that does not receive the treatment.
A. True
B. False
18: In one group posttest-only design a dependent variable is measured for one group of participants _____ a treatment.
A. Before
B. During
C. After
D. Both b and c
19: In one group pretest-posttest design the same dependent variable is measured in one group of participants_____ a treatment is administered.
A. Before
B. After
C. During
D. Both a and b
20: Phase means a series of trials or observations made in _____
A. One condition only
B. Two conditions only
C. Multiple conditions
D. All of these
21: In quasi experimental research design,the conditions and experiences of participants lack some control because the study_____
A. Lacks random assignment
B. Includes a preexisting factor
C. Does not include a comparison/control group
D. All of these
22: All statements are correct about quasi-independent variable except_____
A. A variable with levels to which participants are not randomly assigned
B. The levels of the variable are preexisting
C. It is not possible to randomly assign participants to groups
D. It is possible to randomly assign participants to groups
23: A single-case experimental design in which a single participant is observed before (A), during (B), and after (A) a treatment or manipulation is known as_____
A. Reversal design
B. ABA design
C. Longitudinal design
D. Both a and b
24: Selection differences are any differences that are controlled by the researcher.
A. True
B. False
25: An experimental research design in which a participant serves as his or her own control and the dependent variable measured is analyzed for each individual participant and is not averaged across groups or across participants is known as_____
A. Single case experimental design
B. Longitudinal design
C. Quasi experimental research design
D. None of these
26: The consistency in the pattern of change in a dependent measure in each phase of a design is known as_____
A. Positioning
B. Stability
C. Uniqueness
D. Temporality
27: Using the ______ design, a researcher compares the difference between scores before and following a treatment.
A. Nonequivalent control group pretest–posttest
B. Nonequivalent control group posttest only
C. One-group pretest–posttest
D. One-group posttest only
28: A quasi-experimental research design in which a dependent variable is measured following a treatment in one group and is compared to another preexisting but similar group that does not receive the treatment is called ______.
A. An interrupted time series design
B. A one-group pretest–posttest design
C. A nonequivalent control group posttest only design
D. A nonequivalent control group pretest–posttest design
29: Using the ______ design, we compare the pattern of change over time from before to following a treatment.
A. Nonequivalent control group
B. Time series
C. One-group
D. Experimental
30: The unique advantage of a control time series design compared to the basic and interrupted time series designs is that using the control time series design ______.
A. Observations are made before and after a treatment
B. One treatment is both manipulated and naturally occurring
C. Participants are randomly assigned to a control group
D. A nonequivalent control group is observed
31: What is the name of a group of individuals who share common statistical or demographic traits or characteristics?
A. Selection effect
B. Time series
C. Cohort
D. Coincidence
32: A researcher records the time a child spends interacting with other children during recess at school for 3 days. To increase the time the child spends interacting with other children, he is given a reward for spending 2 added minutes interacting with other children, then a larger reward for 4 added minutes; and then a larger reward for spending 8 added minutes interacting with other children. The level of reward was changed only after the child met the interaction time required at the previous reward level. What type of single case design is described in this example?
A. Multiple baseline design
B. Reversal design
C. Changing-criterion design
D. Quasi-experimental design
33: Using a single-case design, a therapist examines the extent to which causes of spousal abuse generalize to instances of child abuse. In this example, the therapist is generalizing across ______.
A. Behaviors
B. Subjects or participants
C. Settings
D. Studies
34: A ______ research design involves many observations made before and after a treatment.
A. One-group quasi-experimental
B. Time series quasi-experimental
C. Nonequivalent control group
D. Cross-sectional
35: In educational research, the use of interventions that affect learning are limited in the ability to return to a baseline, so researchers are unable to use ______.
A. Reversal design
B. Phase trials
C. Baseline phase A
D. Baseline phase B
36: One should use ______ when it is expected a treatment will not return to a baseline.
A. Changing-criterion design
B. Reversal design
C. Multiple baseline design
D. Quasi-experimental design
37: In which kind of design is the analysis based largely on visual inspection of data in graphs?
A. Single-case experimental research designs
B. Single-case quasi-experimental research designs
C. Baseline experimental design
D. Changing-criterion design
38: In single-case designs, the greater the ______, the higher the ______.
A. Control; external validity
B. Stability; external validity
C. Control; internal validity
D. Magnitude; internal validity
Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Experimental Designs MCQs
