A(n) ___________ Design Is Closer to a True Experimental Design

question 173

Multiple Choice

A(n) ___________ design is closer to a true experimental design than a(n) ___________ design.

• A) correlational; quasi-experimental
• B) ex post facto; correlational
• C) ex post facto; quasi-experimental
• D) quasi-experimental; ex post facto

Comprehend the risks associated with polypharmacy in the elderly.

Identify infectious diseases that can lead to neurocognitive disorders.

Recognize common conditions mistaken for major neurocognitive disorder and understand their reversibility.

Acknowledge demographic shifts toward an older population and the categorization of aging stages.

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Definitions:

Single-Blind Procedure

A research experiment in which only the participants do not know which group (control or experimental) they belong to.

Placebo Effect

The beneficial effect on a patient's health condition following a placebo treatment, due to the patient's belief in the treatment's efficacy.

Sampling Bias

A systematic error in a research study resulting from non-random sampling of participants, leading to unrepresentative sample data.

Experimenter Bias

A type of bias that occurs when a researcher's expectations or preferences about the outcome of a study influence the results obtained.