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Alternatives To Experimentation: Nonexperimental Designs. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

A deviant case analysis is an extension of the ____ evaluative method.
a) interview
b) naturalistic observation
c) case study
d) phenomenological

Experimenters use unobtrusive measures to
a) assess behavior without subject knowledge.
b) conceal the true purpose of interview questions.
c) count behaviors as they occur.
d) obtain more accurate self-reports.

Nancy’s recollection of her daughter’s first words illustrates
a) archival data.
b) naturalistic observation.
c) prospective data.
d) retrospective data.

Pennebaker and colleagues (2004) used the ____ approach in their study of the influences of testosterone therapy on a female-to-male transgendered individual.
a) case study
b) ex post facto
c) naturalistic observation
d) phenomenological

We should use nonexperimental methods when
a) an experiment would be unethical or not possible.
b) external validity is less important to us than internal validity.
c) the experimental hypothesis is not testable.
d) we want to establish a causal relationship.

____ research relies on words rather than numbers for data.
a) Archival
b) Case study
c) Qualitative
d) Quantitative

____ are high in degree of manipulation of antecedent conditions and high in imposition of units.
a) Case studies
b) Correlational studies
c) Laboratory experiments
d) Participant-observer studies

When we are certain that only the antecedent conditions we created caused participant behavior in our experiment, the experiment has ____ validity.
a) construct
b) external
c) face
d) internal

When we can generalize our research findings to subjects or settings outside of an experiment, our experiment has ____ validity.
a) concurrent
b) construct
c) external
d) internal

Which of these examines a single individual’s immediate subjective experiences?
a) archival method
b) experimental approach
c) case study
d) phenomenological approach

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