A Research Study in a Laboratory Setting Incorporates Four Groups

question 10

Multiple Choice

A research study in a laboratory setting incorporates four groups (two control and two experimental) in which only one experimental or control group set is pretested,whereas all four groups are posttested.Which description(s) of the design would be most accurate? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Experimental design
• B) After-only experimental design
• C) Field experiment
• D) Quasi-experimental design
• E) Solomon-four group design

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