Deck 13: Singe Case Designs

Question 1

Which of the following classic studies in psychology is not a single case design?

A)Stroop Effect
B)Wundt's Introspection
C)Ebbinghaus' Forgetting Curve
D)Watson & Rayner's Little Albert

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true?

A)The use of single case design has nothing to do with limiting data collected.
B)Single case decisions have high ecological reliability.
C)The use of single case designs avoid collecting baseline datd.None of the above.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Early on, the areas in which single case designs were utilized the most was in psychological research.

A)cognitive
B)developmental
C)social
D)behavioral

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Research done by Ebbinghaus where he was the participant is an example of which type of research design?

A)matched subject design
B)within subject design
C)single subject design
D)between subject design

Question 5

Wundt's use of introspection by participants is an example of which type of design methodology?

A)matched subject design
B)within subject design
C)between subject design
D)single subject design

Question 6

Wundt used to train individuals to become consciously aware of his/her inner thoughts/feelings.

A)introspection
B)self-perception
C)hypnosis
D)none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following classic studies in psychology is a single case design?

A)Stroop Effect
B)Ebbinghaus' Forgetting Curve
C)Darley & Batson's Good Samaritan
D)Milgram's study on Obedience

Question 8

Who was regarded as the father of psychology?

A)Ebbinghaus
B)Watson
C)Wundt
D)Frued

Question 9

Ebbinghaus' single subject design resulted in work on memory.Specifically, through his design Ebbinghaus was able to demonstrate the .

A)forgetting curve.
B)calculating memory.
C)memory loop.
D)memory curve.

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the three most common type of methodologies used in single case designs?

A)AB
B)ABA
C)Multiple baselines
D)ABAB

Question 11

Which of the following is a benefit to conducting single case designs?

A)no order effect
B)high internal validity
C)no carryover effect
D)fatigue

Question 12

According to the text, which of the following is not one of the areas that is most likely to use single case designs?

A)clinical research
B)researcher with specialized or unique populations
C)research on groups or teams
D)research with general psychology students

Question 13

What type of design focuses on a single participant, single group of participants, or a small group of participants?

A)mixed subject design
B)single subject design
C)within subject design
D)between subject design

Question 14

Kellogg and Kellogg's 1933) use of a chimpanzee in to study life experiences on early stage development is an example of which type of research?

A)matched subjects design
B)within subjects design
C)single subjects design
D)between subjects design

Question 15

In single case designs, another name for a pretest-postest methodology is an) design.

A)ABA
B)ABAB
C)Multiple Baseline
D)AB

Question 16

Watson and Rayner 1920) conducted a classic study in psychology using a subject known as Little Albert.In that experiment, the researchers conditioned Little Albert to associate a white rabbit with being scared.What type of design was used by Watson and Rayner 1920)?

A)matched subject design
B)within subject design
C)single subject design
D)between subject design

Question 17

According to the text, in which of the following areas are single case designs most likely to occur?

A)social psychology
B)clinical psychology
C)cognitive psychology
D)developmental psychology

Question 18

Internal validity is the power of the research design to .

A)isolate the dependent variable as being responsible for any experimental effects.
B)isolate the independent variable as being responsible for any experimental effects.
C)decrease the likelihood of statistical variance being too high.
D)decrease the likelihood of statistical variance being too low.

Question 19

Research done by Kellogg and Kellogg 1933) with the chimpanzee Gua is an example of which type of research design?

A)matched subject design
B)within subject design
C)single subject design
D)between subject design

Question 20

Which of the following is one of the three most common types of methodologies used in single case designs?

A)ABAB
B)AB
C)ABC
D)BAB

Question 21

Reasons for not using an ABA design usually fall into categories.

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five

Question 22

The two categories for not using an ABA design are and .

A)ethical concerns, limited sample concerns
B)limited sample concerns, statistical variance concerns
C)feasibility concerns, statistical variance concerns
D)feasibility concerns, ethical concerns

Question 23

The B in AB designs stands for .

A)baseline assessment.
B)independent variable.
C)dependent variable.
D)follow-up assessment.

Question 24

In an AB methodology, researchers take measurements and administering the independent variable.

A)before, after
B)with, without
C)before, during
D)during, after

Question 25

Which type of single case design methodology involves measurements that are taken before and after the administering of the independent variable, as well as after the removal of the independent variable?

A)ABA
B)AB
C)ABAB
D)Multiple baseline

Question 26

Kuoch and Mirenda 2003) conducted a single case design in which they looked at the influences of a social story on the behavior of autistic children.The researchers would observe the participants in certain problem situations, recording their behavior.Then, the researchers would read the participants a story before a problem situation was presented.They would then record the number of behaviors exhibited by the participants in relation to the problem situation.Finally, the researchers removed the story and recorded the number of behaviors the next time the problem situation arose.This is an example of which type of single case design methodology?

A)AB
B)ABAB
C)Multiple baseline
D)ABA

Question 27

Kuoch and Mirenda 2003) conducted a single case design in which they looked at the influences of a social story on the behavior of autistic children.The researchers would observe the participants in certain problem situations, recording their behavior.Then, the researchers would read the participants a story before a problem situation was presented.They would then record the number of behaviors exhibited by the participants in relation to the problem situation.Finally, the researchers removed the story and recorded the number of behaviors the next time the problem situation arose.What is the independent variable in this study?

A)the problem situation
B)the story
C)number of behaviors
D)autistic children

Question 28

Which of the following is a category for not using ABA designs?

A)limited sample
B)ethical concerns
C)psychological mistrust
D)statistical variance

Question 29

Which type of single case design methodology involves researchers having a small number of participants that receive the independent variable at varying times?

A)AB
B)ABA
C)Multiple baseline
D)ABAB

Question 30

Kuoch and Mirenda 2003) conducted a single case design in which they looked at the influences of a social story on the behavior of autistic children.The researchers would observe the participants in certain problem situations, recording their behavior.Then, the researchers would read the participants a story before a problem situation was presented.They would then record the number of behaviors exhibited by the participants in relation to the problem situation.Finally, the researchers removed the story and recorded the number of behaviors the next time the problem situation arose.What type of design is this?

A)within subject design
B)between subject design
C)single case design
D)matched subject design

Question 31

The A in AB designs stands for .

A)baseline assessment.
B)independent variable.
C)dependent variable.
D)follow-up assessment.

Question 32

In which type of single case design methodology does the researcher remove the independent variable and take another assessment?
E)ABA
F)AB
G)ABAB
H)Multiple baseline

Question 33

Tim developed a new psychological treatment for depression.He is using an ABA methodology for a single case design.If he has administered the independent variable and he does see positive results, what concern might Tim have in continuing to use an ABA methodology?

A)statistical concerns
B)ethical concerns
C)feasibility concerns
D)limited sample concerns

Question 34

Kuoch and Mirenda 2003) conducted a single case design in which they looked at the influences of a social story on the behavior of autistic children.The researchers would observe the participants in certain problem situations, recording their behavior.Then, the researchers would read the participants a story before a problem situation was presented.They would then record the number of behaviors exhibited by the participants in relation to the problem situation.Finally, the researchers removed the story and recorded the number of behaviors the next time the problem situation arose.What is the dependent variable in this study?

A)the problem situation
B)the story
C)number of behaviors
D)autistic children

Question 35

Which of the following is a reason for not using and ABA design?

A)ethical consequences of removing an independent variable
B)not possible to fully remove the independent variable
C)both a and b
D)none of the above

Question 36

Which type of single case design methodology was utilized by Ebbinghaus in his study on memory?

A)ABA
B)Multiple baseline
C)ABBA
D)AB

Question 37

ABA methodologies in single case designs are also known as .

A)single subjects designs.
B)multiple baseline designs.
C)reversal designs.
D)matched designs.

Question 38

Which of the following is a category for not using ABA designs?

A)limited sample
B)psychological mistrust
C)feasibility concerns
D)statistical variance

Question 39

Which type of single case design methodology involves measurements that are taken before and after the administering of an independent variable?

A)ABA
B)AB
C)ABAB
D)Multiple baseline

Question 40

The A and B in an AB methodology stands for and respectively.

A)independent, dependent
B)dependent, independent
C)baseline, follow-up
D)follow-up, baseline

Question 41

Single case designs are less likely to occur in clinical research than in cognitive research.

Question 42

Single case designs have the same advantage as designs.

A)between subject
B)matched subject
C)within subject
D)mixed subject

Question 43

Single case designs are also known as small participant designs.

Question 44

Single case designs are more likely to occur in clinical research than in cognitive research.

Question 45

Research conducted by Wundt, Kellogg, and Ebbinghaus are examples of matched subject designs.

Question 46

Single case designs have the same limitations as designs.

A)within subject
B)between subject
C)matched subject
D)mixed subject

Question 47

Which term below fits least well?

A)single participants
B)small group differences
C)small group of individuals
D)single group of participants

Question 48

Watson and Rayner's 1920) study with Little Albert is an example of a matched subjects design.

Question 49

What kind of single case methodology allows researchers to observe how outside events might influence the participants?

A)AB
B)Multiple baseline
C)ABA
D)Reversal designs

Question 50

Single case designs focus on a single participant, small group of individuals, or single group of participants.

Question 51

Research conducted by Wundt, Kellogg, and Ebbinghaus are examples of single case designs.

Question 52

Single case designs are also known as N=1 designs.

Question 53

A case study is a type of single case design.

Question 54

Single case designs have high internal validity.

Question 55

Single case designs are also known as single subject designs.

Question 56

Watson and Rayner's 1920) study with Little Albert is an example of a single case design.

Question 57

Single case designs focus on a single participant, small group of individuals, or large group of participants.

Question 58

Single case designs are a type of case study.

Question 59

Single case designs have the same disadvantages as designs.

A)between subject
B)matched subject
C)mixed subject
D)within subject

Question 60

Which term fits least well?

A)AB
B)ABA
C)Multiple baseline
D)ABBA
True/False Questions

Question 61

Internal validity is the power of the design to isolate the dependent variable as being responsible for experimental effects.

Question 62

Single case designs avoid problems with obtaining control groups.

Question 63

In AB designs, the A represents the baseline assessment.

Question 64

In a single case design, the participant serves as their own control group for comparison.

Question 65

In AB designs, measurements are taken before and after the administering of an independent variable, as well as after the removal of the independent variable.

Question 66

Single cased designs struggle with obtaining control groups.

Question 67

In a single case design, an AB methodology is also known as a reversal design.

Question 68

ABA designs are also known as reversal designs.

Question 69

Multiple baseline designs are single case methodologies where researchers have a small number of participants receive the independent variable at varying times.

Question 70

In AB designs, measurements are taken before and after the administering of an independent variable.

Question 71

In ABA designs, measurements are taken before and after the administering of an independent variable, as well as after the removal of the independent variable.

Question 72

In ABA designs, measurements are taken before and after the administering of an independent variable only.

Question 73

In AB designs, the A represents the follow-up assessment.

Question 74

In multiple baseline designs, measurements are taken before and after the administering of an independent variable only.

Question 75

Internal validity is the power of the design to isolate the independent variable as being responsible for experimental effects.

Question 76

Single case designs have low internal validity.

Question 77

In a single case design, an AB methodology is also known as a pretest-posttest.

Question 78

AB designs are single case methodologies where researchers have a small number of participants receive the independent variable at varying times.

Question 79

ABA designs are also known as pretest-posttest designs.

Question 80

In a single case design, the participant cannot serve as their own control group for comparison.