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Question 1

The purpose of an ethnography is to:

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Describe cultural characteristics

Question 2

Measures of variability indicate:

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How spread out scores are in a distribution

Question 3

What is the STRONGEST of the following designs?

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Pretest-posttest control group desing (RCT)

Question 4

The randomized controlled experiment is the best design for every research question/situation

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false

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a challenge associated with mixed-methods research?

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There are no good methodological resources for guidance

Question 6

Regression analysis involves:

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A procedure to predict/explain a DV based on one or more IVs

Question 7

The prevalence and acceptance of mixed-methods research is increasing

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True

Question 8

Qualitizing involves which of the following?

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Converting quantitative data to qualitative form

Question 9

The best way to equate groups in experimental research is through:

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Random assignment

Question 10

Evidence for cause and effect is weaker in nonexperimental research than in experimental.

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True

Question 11

A researcher who lives among subjects for a very long time runs the risk of "going native."

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True

Question 12

In mixed-methods research, the quant part always has more emphasis

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False

Question 13

In nonexperimental research, there is no random assignment nor manipulation of an IV.

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True

Question 14

Experimental control refers to:

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Eliminating differential influence of extraneous variables

Question 15

The primary data collection method in phenomenological studies is:

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In-depth interviews

Question 16

In qualitative research analysis strategies rely on:

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Context sensitivity

Question 17

Pragmatists think that quantitative research methods are superior to qualitative methods.

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False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an experiment?

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There is always a control group

Question 19

Reliving stories are:

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People’s different ways of living from retelling stories

Question 20

Interviewing is most commonly used in ______ studies.

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qualitative

Question 21

Maximizes probability that comparison groups will be equated on all extraneous variables:

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Random assignment

Question 22

A special education teacher tests an intervention with one student in an ABA design. This is:

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quantitative single-case research

Question 23

Nobody cares about validity in qualitative research because it only applies to quant research

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False. (FALSE!!!!)

Question 24

Inferences from group comparisons are made stronger when:

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We randomly assign participants to groups

Question 25

A technique used to statistically equate groups that differ on some variable(s) is called:

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Analysis of covariance

Question 26

What evidence rules out history or maturation effects as causing the change in time on task?

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Treatment led to change for each child regardless of timing

Question 27

Which is the WEAKEST of the following designs?

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One-group posttest-only design

Question 28

Qualitative methods are typically associated with less:

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Generalizability

Question 29

What makes a study an "experiment"?

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manipulation of an independent variable

Question 30

When participants experience more than 1 condition, sequencing effects can occur. What to do?

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Counterbalance the order of conditions

Question 31

Which of the following statements does NOT represent a purpose for mixed research?

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Manipulation

Question 32

In a multiple-baseline design across people:

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Treatment introduction is staggered in time across the ppts

Question 33

Grounded theory involves collecting data to support existing theories.

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False

Question 34

A researcher wants to test a classroom-based intervention but can't assign subject to groups.

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A quasi-experimental design would be appropriate

Question 35

Hypotheses are somewhat less likely to be stated in:

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Qualitative research studies

Question 36

When a relationship between two variables is due to a third variable, this is called:

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A spurious relationship

Question 37

What is the STRONGEST of the following designs?

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Nonequivalent comparison group design (pre-post)

Question 38

Which is true about this design: QUAL+QUAN?

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It is an equal-status concurrent mixed methods design

Question 39

A researcher uses HS data to try to differentiate who will go on to college and who won't.

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The purpose is predictive

Question 40

Weak experimental research designs:

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Do not control for confounding extraneous variables

Question 41

There is general consensus that research that can't be generalized is useless.

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False

Question 42

The variable that is influenced by a treatment is known as the:

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Dependent variable

Question 43

Narrative inquiry is characterized as:

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Occurring in a place or in multiple places

Question 44

The primary data collection methods used in ethnography are:

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Participant observation and interviews over a long time

Question 45

When a researcher is only interested in understanding a specific case, this is called:

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An intrinsic case study

Question 46

Is there a relationship between self-efficacy in math and pursuit of STEM opportunities?

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A correlational study would be appropriate

Question 47

The purpose of a grounded theory study is to:

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Inductively generate a theory

Question 48

A major threat to validity to the posttest-only design with nonequivalent groups is:

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Differential selection

Question 49

To conduct mixed-methods research, little to no formal training is required.

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false

Question 50

A study that collects data at multiple timepoints is:

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Longitudinal

Question 51

In ________ research, researchers try to capture and describe a culture in rich detail

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Ethonographic

Question 52

Terms used by high schoolers at one school: dorks, surfers, airheads, band geeks, and brains.

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Emic terms

Question 53

Mixed researchers usually agree with the _______.

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Compatibility thesis

Question 54

Phenomenology focuses on participants’:

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Experiencing of events/phenomena

Question 55

If I find that interest in social studies is correlated with achievement in social studies...

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I have evidence that interest and achievement are related

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