21 Questions
Which type of design uses strategies that optimize naturally occurring groups or single individuals?
Quasi-experiments
What is a potential internal validity threat in quasi-experiments?
Selection effects
What is a key characteristic of small-N studies?
They investigate one or a few individuals
Which type of small-N design can establish excellent construct and internal validity?
All of the above
What is one way small-N designs can achieve external validity?
By replicating the results in other settings
In applied settings, what might researchers prioritize over broad generalizability?
Effectiveness for a single individual
Which type of quasi-experiment design includes a comparison group and can support a causal claim?
Nonequivalent control group design
What is a key characteristic of small-N studies?
Intense, systematic investigation of few individuals
What type of small-N design can establish excellent construct and internal validity?
Single-case design
What type of design uses strategies that optimize naturally occurring groups or single individuals?
Quasi-experiments
What type of quasi-experiment design follows within-groups designs?
Interrupted time-series design
What might researchers prioritize over broad generalizability in quasi-experiments?
Ethical considerations
Which small-N design prioritizes the ability to establish a treatment's effectiveness for a single individual over broad generalizability?
The stable-baseline design
What is one way small-N designs can achieve external validity?
By replicating the results in other settings
Which type of validity can small-N designs establish excellently?
Internal validity
What is a potential trade-off that researchers must be aware of when using small-N designs?
Limited generalizability
Which type of small-N design uses strategies that optimize naturally occurring groups or single individuals?
The case study design
What is a key characteristic of small-N studies?
Repeated measurement of behavior
Which type of small-N design involves systematically withdrawing and reintroducing the treatment to assess its effects?
The reversal design
What is a potential internal validity threat in small-N designs?
History effects
In applied settings, what might researchers prioritize over broad generalizability?
Internal validity
Test your knowledge on quasi-experiments and small-N designs with this quiz! Learn about strategies that optimize naturally occurring groups or single individuals in experiments that don't always have ideal conditions. Explore independent-groups designs, nonequivalent control group designs, and more.
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