Pretest-Posttest Designs Permit the Evaluator to Learn Whether

question 12

Multiple Choice

Pretest-posttest designs permit the evaluator to learn whether

• A) the program caused a change in the outcome variable.
• B) the participant improved during the program.
• C) improvement was great enough to reject threats to internal validity.
• D) Type I errors could account for a change.

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Definitions:

Intent Necessary

The requirement in law and ethics that an action must be accompanied by a conscious aim or purpose to perform that action.

Commit A Tort

The act of violating a duty or law, resulting in harm or injury to another, which can be redressed by a lawsuit for damages.

Commit A Crime

The act of engaging in an activity that is forbidden by law and punishable by the state or other authority.

Variance

In law, a variance is a granted deviation from the set rules of zoning or building regulations; in statistics, it measures the spread of a set of numbers.