A Researcher Conducts a Quasi-Experimental Study to Determine Whether There

question 11

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducts a quasi-experimental study to determine whether there is appropriate weight gain among premature infants who are fed according to cue-based protocols.The researcher trained neonatal intensive care nurses to apply cue-based feeding to orally fed infants and notes a statistical difference in weight gain between infants fed according to cue-based protocols and those fed according to standard protocols.The reviewer critiquing the study notes that not all nurses completed the cue-based feeding module.This would affect which type of validity?

• A) Construct validity
• B) External validity
• C) Internal validity
• D) Statistical conclusion validity

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Definitions:

Homologous Chromosomes

In a diploid organism, chromosomes that come in similar pairs based on their shape, size, and genetic material, with one coming from each parent.

Alleles

Various forms of the same gene, arising by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome, responsible for variation in inherited characteristics.

Offspring

The product of reproduction, a new organism produced by one or more parents.

Meiosis

A process of cell division in sexually reproducing organisms that reduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells to half, leading to the production of gametes or spores.