This design does not include a comparison group, only a treatment group.
What is a pre-experimental design?
100
Using random assignment does this to the effect of confounding factors.
What is theoretically distributed equally across all groups?
100
There are two types of this.
What is experimental validity?
100
This model might be used to compare two modes of counseling treatment.
What is between groups?
200
Independent Variable
What is the variable in an experiment that is manipulated?
200
This design does not use random assignment, but does include a comparison group.
What is a quasi-experimental design?
200
This refers to application of results beyond the research setting.
What is generalizability?
200
The extent to which the independent variable(s) truly effect the change in the dependent variable.
What is internal validity?
200
This model makes it easier to assure equality of the treatment and control group at the onset of the study.
What is a pre-test/post-test control group model?
300
The process in which results are generalizable because the factors that have been tested or manipulated truly effect a change in an outcome and the results of the study can be applied to settings outside of the experimental setting.
What is experimental validity?
300
This design includes both random assignment and a comparison group.
What is a true experimental design?
300
A method common in social science research because of the use of non-manipulated factors.
What is quasi-experimental design?
300
The extent to which the study can be generalized to other settings and populations?
What is external validity?
300
This model uses two treatment and two control groups.
What is the Solomon 4-group model?
400
This group is also know as a control group.
What is the comparison group?
400
The absence of this make this component in this design easy to implement, but the findings may not be reflective of what is being measured.
What is a comparison group?
400
This group characteristic is especially important to quasi-experimental designs and may be estimated using statistical tests.
What is equivalence?
400
Any variables that are not controlled that can affect the outcome.
What are extraneous variables?
400
Factorial designs/models allow you to assess this effect.
What is the interaction effect?
500
This specific aspect is what is manipulated.
What is the treatment or intervention?
500
Quasi-experimental designs are very common in
social science research because of the use of these type of factors, which prevent random assignment of the independent variable.
What are nonmanipulated factors?
500
Using random assignment does this to the effect of confounding factors.
What is theoretically distributed equally across all groups?
500
This refers to the change in the participants over time.
What is maturation?
500
While counselors may not be producers of research, they are expected to be this.