Chapter 9

Question 1

The ability to generalize findings from a research study to other populations, places, and situations is referred to as:

Answer 1

External validity

Question 2

The confidence that an experimental treatment or condition made a difference and that rival explanations were ruled out through study design and control is called:

Answer 2

Internal validity

Question 3

Control of bias can be accomplished through use of all of the following measures except:

Answer 3

Allowing subjects to volunteer for the study

Question 4

Which type of error is related to the power of the statistical test?

Answer 4

Type 2 error

Question 5

Which type of error is frequently referred to as the level of signficance

Answer 5

Type 1 error

Question 6

The magnitude of the impact that the intervention or variable is expected to have on the outcome is referred to as the:

Answer 6

Effect size

Question 7

All of the following are threats to external validity except:

Answer 7

Maturation

Question 8

All of the following strategies help to increase the trustworthiness of qualitative research except

Answer 8

Random selection

Question 9

Threats to validity can be handled by the researcher in all of these ways except

Answer 9

Ignore the threat

Question 10

A threat to internal validity in which the subject reactions are due to the effect of being observed are referred to as:

Answer 10

Treatment effects