RESEARCH METHODS: Review for Exam 4                     {msb}

Error variance               Null Hypothesis
External Validity            Type I Error (Alpha)
Internal Validity            Type II Error (Beta)
Independent Variable         Interaction
Dependent Variable           Main Effect

Chapter 8 (nonexperimental research):
Interrater reliability       Participant observation
Observer bias                Archival research
Time sampling                Content analysis
Naturalistic observation


Ch 11 (Using Specialized Research Designs):
Mixed design (split-plot)
Nested design
Quasi-independent variable
Experimental Design
Factor
Factorial Design
Control
Level
Nuisance Factor
Treatment Factor
Response Measure
Quasi-experimental research
  Time series design
  Interrupted Time series
Cross-sectional strategy
Longitudinal strategy

Ch 12 (Using Single-Subject Designs):
Single-subject
AB Design
ABAB Design
Drifting baseline
Baseline phase
Intervention Phase
Intersubject
Intrasubject
Multiple-baseline
Reversal strategy
Discrete Trials Design
Pretest-posttest
Systematic variance
Stability criterion
Unrecoverable baseline

Short Essay
1. Give an example of how you might include a quasi-independent
   variable in an experiment.  What are the advantages and
   disadvantages of doing this? (3 pts.)

2. Compare and contrast the group approach and the single-subject
   approach with respect to handling error variance and
   establishing the reliability of findings. (2 pts.)

3. Explain the null hypothesis and the alternative hypothesis.  (2 pts.)
 

4. How is a quasi-experimental design similar to a correlational
   design? (2 pts.)

5. How is a quasi-experimental design similar to an experimental
   design? (2 pts.)

6. APA style for an article (reference section, first citations,
additional citations).

Essay
1.List and describe the major features of the single-subject
   baseline design. (10 points)

  

IDENTIFY THE INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT VARIABLES.
 

FOR THE FOLLOWING EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS:
    A) tell whether it is one-way or factorial.
    B) tell whether it is between, within, or mixed.
    C) identify the factor(s) and the levels.