LESSON 3: Alternatives to Experimentation: Nonexperimental Designs

Create an educational illustration that represents nonexperimental designs in research, featuring elements like case studies, field studies, and qualitative research methods, with symbols of observation and analysis, in a colorful, engaging style.

Exploring Nonexperimental Designs in Research

Welcome to the quiz on Nonexperimental Designs! This quiz will challenge your understanding of various nonexperimental approaches used in research. Test your knowledge on concepts such as internal and external validity, qualitative methods, and the intricacies of case studies and observational studies.

Through this quiz, you will learn about:

Nonexperimental approaches and their importance
Differentiating between types of studies
Understanding validity in research

12 Questions3 MinutesCreated by LearningGuide42

Do not create levels of an independent variable nor randomly assign subjects to these levels.

A. Internal Validity

B.Nonexperimental approaches

C. External Validity

D. Degree of manipulation of antecedent conditions

Is the degree to which a researcher can establish a causal relationship between the independent and dependent variables.

A. Internal Validity

B.Nonexperimental approaches

C. External Validity

D. Degree of manipulation of antecedent conditions

Is the degree to which research findings can be generalized to other settings and individuals.

A. Internal Validity

B.Nonexperimental approaches

C. External Validity

D. Degree of manipulation of antecedent conditions

Concerns assignment of subjects to _______ conditions created for the experiment

A. Degree of manipulation of antecedent conditions

B. Degree of imposition of units

The extent to which the researcher constraints, or limits, the response a subject may contribute

A. Degree of manipulation of antecedent conditions

B. Degree of imposition of units

I. Involves a subject’s description of a personal subjective experience.

II. Low in manipulation of antecedent conditions and low in imposition of units (low-low).

I. Descriptive record of a single individual's experiences or behaviors or both kept by an outside observer, often used in clinical psychology

I. Nonexperimental approaches used in the field or in real-life settings.

II. Antecedent conditions are not manipulated degree of constraint varies

A. Naturalistic Observation Studies

B. Participant-Observer Studies

C. Field Studies

E. Qualitative Studies

I. The technique of observing behaviors as they occur spontaneously in natural settings

II. Involves no manipulation of antecedent conditions

III. Few constraints and would be considered low-low

A. Naturalistic Observation Studies

B. Participant-Observer Studies

C. Field Studies

E. Qualitative Studies

I. Is a special kind of field study in which the researcher actually becomes part of the group being studied.

II. The main problems are invasion of privacy, not telling people that you are studying their behavior, and pretending to be a group member.

A. Participant-Observer Studies

B. Archival Study

C. Qualitative Research

D. Field Study

A descriptive method in which already existing records are reexamined for a new purpose.

A. Participant-Observer Studies

B. Archival Study

C. Qualitative Research

D. Field Study

Relies on words rather than numbers for the data being collected; it focuses on self-reports, personal narratives, and expression of ideas, memories, feelings, and thoughts

A. Participant-Observer Studies

B. Archival Study

C. Qualitative Research

D. Field Study

LESSON 3: Alternatives to Experimentation: Nonexperimental Designs

Exploring Nonexperimental Designs in Research

More Quizzes