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SPCE 630 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY MATERIALS QUESTION AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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ESTUDYSPCE 630 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY MATERIALS
QUESTION AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1. Which factors threaten internal validity?
- a. Generalization, testing, placebo effects
- b. The number of participants
- c. The number of replications
- d. History, maturation, testing, procedural infidelity
**Answer: d. History, maturation, testing, procedural infidelity**
2. What does "history" mean in research terms?
- a. Changes due to time
- b. Unplanned events during the study
- c. Repeated test responses
- d. Measurement errors
**Answer: b. Unplanned events during the study**
3. What does "maturation" refer to in research?
- a. Changes due to measurement
- b. Changes in behavior over time
- c. Errors in implementation
- d. Loss of participants
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**Answer: b. Changes in behavior over time**
4. What does "testing" mean in research?
- a. Changes due to unplanned events
- b. Influence of repeated test administration
- c. Errors in data measurement
- d. Inconsistent application of procedures
**Answer: b. Influence of repeated test administration**
5. What does "instrumentation" refer to in research?
- a. Inconsistent procedural implementation
- b. Measurement system errors
- c. Changes due to time
- d. Loss of participants
**Answer: b. Measurement system errors**
6. What is "procedural infidelity" in research?
- a. Errors in measurement
- b. Changes due to time
- c. Inconsistent implementation of the experimental condition
- d. Loss of participants
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**Answer: c. Inconsistent implementation of the experimental condition**
7. What is "attrition" in research terms?
- a. Changes in behavior over time
- b. Loss of participants during a study
- c. Errors in measurement
- d. Influence of repeated test administration
**Answer: b. Loss of participants during a study**
8. What does "multiple treatment interference" mean?
- a. Changes due to measurement errors
- b. Influence of multiple planned interventions on behavior
- c. Changes over time
- d. Inconsistent procedural implementation
**Answer: b. Influence of multiple planned interventions on behavior**
9. What is "cyclical variability" in data?
- a. Data instability over time
- b. A repeated, predictable pattern in the data
- c. Measurement errors
- d. Influence of repeated tests
**Answer: b. A repeated, predictable pattern in the data**
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