In a nonequivalent comparison group study,
a. the experimental group gets a pretest, then the experimental treatment, then a posttest.
b. there is no control group.
c. to interpret the results, the pretest scores have to be identical for the two groups.
d. random assignment to groups is common.
Incomplete counterbalancing means that
a. some participants do not receive all of the treatments.
b. some of the possible orders of treatments are not given.
c. some of the treatments are not given first, some not second, etc.
d. some participants receive the treatments in both the forward and reverse order while others do not.
Imagine that you are paraphrasing a passage from two articles - one published in 2002 titled Unconscious Perception in Formation of Love Attitudes by M. Mutchnick and R. Peltier and another article by M. Simpson, B. Simpson, and B.
Grant published in 1999 and titled The Origins of Love: An Evolutionary Perspective. Which of the following in-text citations would be correct according to APA style?
a. Two recent studies have investigated how love develops (Simpson, M., Simpson, B., & Grant, B., 1999; Mutchnick, M. & Peltier, R., 2002).
b. Two recent studies have investigated how love develops (Simpson,M. Simpson, & Grant, 1999; Mutchnick, M & Peltier, 2002).
c. Two recent studies have investigated how love develops (Mutchnick, M. & Peltier, R., 2002; Simpson, M., Simpson, B., & Grant, B., 1999).
d. Two recent studies have investigated how love develops (Mutchnick, & Peltier 2002; Simpson, Simpson, & Grant, 1999).
The research approach that utilizes both quantitative and qualitative methods is referred to as
a. quality methods research.
b. mixed methods research.
c. interactive methods research.
d. combination methods research.
Making a causal inference from quasi-experimental evidence requires all but which of the following:
a. the suspected cause must covary with the effect
b. the suspected cause must precede the effect
c. rival hypotheses must be ruled out or be highly implausible.
d. Bayesian moving average statistical analyses.
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