Quiz 6 - Chapters 10-12

Question 1

When the variable “marital status” is classified as never married, currently married, or currently married but separated, this variable has the important quality of being:

Answer 1

Mutually Exclusive

Question 2

The questionnaire item “which is not a serious problem in the US today, anomie or the socialization of the young?” violates what guideline?

Answer 2

Avoid negative items

Question 3

The questionnaire item “did you file federal and state income tax reports last year?” with a response set of yes, no, can’t remember, other, is an example of:

Answer 3

A double-barreled question

Question 4

T or F:

Because it is virtually impossible to avoid some mistakes in wording, questionnaires should be presented in a dry run

Answer 4

True

Question 5

List three characteristics of a cross-sectional study:

Answer 5

1. Conducted at only one point in time
2. Can be exploratory, descriptive, or explanatory
3. Provides a means for studying a large variation in the population at the same point in time

Question 6

Quasi-Experimental designs are often used instead of experimental designs because:

Answer 6

Agency constraints often make experiments infeasible

Question 7

When selecting a comparison group in a quasi-experimental design, one should:

Answer 7

Select a group as similar as possible to the experimental group

Question 8

This design guards against a process of maturation that could occur and would otherwise go undetected

Answer 8

Simple time-series design

Question 9

Administering multiple pretests in a non-equivalent comparison group…

Answer 9

Enables us to detect whether participants are already engaged in a change process before treatment begins