Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update (100% Pass)
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Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update (100% Pass)
Single-subject designs, or single-case designs - Answers Experimental research designs that use the results from a single participant or subject to establish the existence of a a cause-and-ef...
Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Update
2024-2025 (100% Pass)
Single-subject designs, or single-case designs - Answers Experimental research designs that use the
results from a single participant or subject to establish the existence of a a cause-and-effect relationship.
Phase - Answers A single subject research design, a series of observation of the same individual under
the same conditions.
Baseline observations - Answers In a single-subject research study, observations or measurements made
while no treatment is being administered.
Baseline phase - Answers In a single-subject research study, a series of baseline observations identified
by the letter A.
Treatment observations - Answers In a single-subject research study, observations or measurements
made while a treatment is being administered.
Treatment phase - Answers In a single-subject research study, a series of treatment observations
identified by the letter B.
Level - Answers In a single-subject research study, the overall magnitude for a series of observations. A
consistent level occurs when measurements in a series are all approximately the same magnitude.
Trend - Answers In a single-subject research study, a consistent difference in direction and magnitude
from one measurement to the next series.
Stability - Answers The degree to which a series of observations shows a consistent level or trend.
Phase change - Answers In a single-subjects research study, a change in the conditions from one phase
to another, usually involving administrating or stopping a treatment.
ABAB design, or reversal design - Answers A single-subject experimental design consisting or four
phases: a baseline phase, a treatment phase, a return to baseline phase, and a second treatment phase.
Also known as a reversal design.
Multiple-baseline design - Answers A single-subject design that begins with two simultaneous baseline
phases, then initiates a treatment for one baseline, and, at a later time, initiates the treatment for a
second baseline.
Multiple-baseline across subjects - Answers A multiple-baseline design in which the initial baseline
phases correspond to the same behavior for two separate participants.
Multiple-baseline across behaviors - Answers A multiple-baseline design in which the initial baseline
phases correspond to two separate behaviors for the same participant.
, Multiple-baseline across situations - Answers A multiple-baseline design in which the initial baseline
phases correspond to the same behavior in two separate situations.
Dismantling design, or component-analysis design - Answers A single-subject design consisting of a
series of phases in which each phase adds or subtracts one component of a complex treatment.
Changing-criterion design - Answers A single subject design consisting of a series of phases, each phase
defined by a specific criterion that determines a target level of behavior. The criterion level is changed
from one phase to the next.
Alternating-treatments design, or discrete-trials design - Answers A single-subject design in which two
(or more) treatment conditions are randomly alternated from one observation to the next. Also known
as a discrete-trials design.
Observational research design - Answers Descriptive research in which the researcher observes and
systematically records the behavior of individuals to describe the behavior.
Correlational research strategy - Answers A general approach to research that involves measuring two or
more variables for each individual to describe the relationship between the variables. The
measurements are reviewed to identify any patterns of relationship the exist between the variables and
to measure the strength of the relationship; however, no attempt is made to to explain the relationship.
Factor - Answers A variable that differentiates a set of groups or conditions being compared in a
research study. In an experimental design, a factor is an independent variable.
nonexperimental research strategy - Answers A research strategy that attempts to demonstrate a
relationship between two variables by comparing different groups of scores, but makes no attempt to
minimize threats to internal validity or to explain the relationship.
between-subjects experimental design, or independent-measures experimental design - Answers An
experimental design using a separate group of individuals for each treatment condition being compared.
experimental research strategy - Answers A research strategy that attempts to establish the existence of
a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables by manipulating one variable while measuring
the second variable and controlling all other variables.
within-subjects experimental design or repeated-measures experimental design - Answers An
experimental design in which the same group of individuals participates in all of the different treatment
conditions.
Factorial design - Answers A research design that includes two or more factors.
Positive relationship - Answers A relationship in which the two variables or measurements tend to
change together in the same direction.
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