chapter 8

Question 1

classical experiment

Answer 1

researching effect of a stimulus

Question 2

pretesting

Answer 2

measuring DV before exposure

Question 3

posttesting

Answer 3

measuring DV after exposure

Question 4

control group

Answer 4

does not receive treatment

Question 5

experimental group

Answer 5

receives treatment

Question 6

double-blind experiment

Answer 6

design where neither the participants nor the researches knows who is in what group

Question 7

hawthorne effect

Answer 7

subjects alter behaviour as a response to being observed

Question 8

randomization

Answer 8

randomly assigning subjects to either experimental or control group

Question 9

preexperimental design

Answer 9

not up to standards

Question 10

one-shot case study

Answer 10

DV is measured after treatment, no control group

Question 11

one-group pretest-posttest design

Answer 11

includes a pretest and posttest, no control group

Question 12

static-group comparison

Answer 12

compares experimental and control group, no pretest

Question 13

internal invalidity

Answer 13

potential errors that arise within experiment

Question 14

external invalidity

Answer 14

issues affecting the generalizablity of results

Question 15

solomon four-group design

Answer 15

two experimental, two control, only two are pretested

Question 16

field experiment

Answer 16

experiment is conducted outside of laboratory in natural setting

Question 17

pygmalion effect

Answer 17

tendency to see what we expect

Question 18

natural experiment

Answer 18

studies based on naturally occuring events