When Subjects in Studies Are Randomly Assigned to Treatment Groups

question 5

Multiple Choice

When subjects in studies are randomly assigned to treatment groups, we call this a(n) _____ study, whereas if the subjects are in treatment groups for some other reasons, we call this a(n) _____ study.

• A) case-control : cohort
• B) cohort : case-control
• C) experimental : observational
• D) observational : experimental

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Definitions:

Critical Research

An approach focusing on identifying and challenging underlying assumptions, power structures, and inequalities in societal phenomena.

Induction

Reasoning from observations to a theory that might explain the observations.

Empiricism

The view that knowledge should be based on experience and observation, on empirical as opposed to theoretical knowledge.

Positivism

A philosophical theory that asserts that genuine knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations as verified by empirical sciences.