The biggest problem with case studies is _____. This means that the information gathered about a specific individual cannot be generalized to other individuals.
a. internal validity c. selection
b. internal reliability d. assignment
Let's assume you are conducting an experiment to determine the effect of a new drug on the incidence of epileptic seizures. You select 20 epileptics from the 150 epileptics being treated at a nearby hospital and administer the drug to them. You record the number of seizures in each of the 20 subjects for one month. The number of seizures for each of the 20 subjects constitutes _________.
a. the dependent variable c. a statistic
b. data d. the independent variable
When the _____ approach is used, several individuals are studied on only a few variables.
a. nomothetic c. multithetic
b. normative d. ideographic
Let's assume you are conducting an experiment to determine the effect of a new drug on the incidence of epileptic seizures. You select 20 epileptics from the 150 epileptics being treated at a nearby hospital and administer the drug to them. You record the number of seizures in each of the 20 subjects for one month. The 150 epileptics constitute _________.
a. the dependent variable c. a statistic
b. a parameter d. the independent variable
The use of the _____ approach for studying individual cases involves an intensive study of a single case, gathering much information about many different aspects of the case.
a. selective c. nomothetic
b. ideographic d. ideopathic
Let's assume you are conducting an experiment to determine the effect of a new drug on the incidence of epileptic seizures. You select 20 epileptics from the 150 epileptics being treated at a nearby hospital and administer the drug to them. You record the number of seizures in each of the 20 subjects for one month. The 20 subjects constitute _________.
a. the dependent variable c. a statistic
b. the sample d. the independent variable
Such works as The Three Faces of Eve, or Watson's discussion of Little Albert illustrate this method.
a. case study c. single group observation
b. survey d. true experiment
Let's assume you are conducting an experiment to determine the effect of a new drug on the incidence of epileptic seizures. You select 20 epileptics from the 150 epileptics being treated at a nearby hospital and administer the drug to them. You record the number of seizures in each of the 20 subjects for one month. Incidence of seizures is an example of a(n) _________.
a. dependent variable c. statistic
b. constant d. independent variable
In this method, a single individual is studied extensively over time. The individual is often unusual in some way.
a. posttest only c. case study
b. pretest posttest d. longitudinal survey
Let's assume you are conducting an experiment to determine the effect of a new drug on the incidence of epileptic seizures. You select 20 epileptics from the 150 epileptics being treated at a nearby hospital and administer the drug to them. You record the number of seizures in each of the 20 subjects for one month. The new drug is an example of a(n) _________.
a. dependent variable c. statistic
b. constant d. independent variable