A Researcher Administers a Reading Test to a Group of Fourth

question 26

Multiple Choice

A researcher administers a reading test to a group of fourth graders at the beginning of the school year. During the year, the students receive an intensive program designed to improve reading skills. At the end of the year, the reading test is given again and a large improvement in test scores is discovered. Identify the type of study.

• A)One-shot case study
• B)One-group pretest-posttest design
• C)Nonequivalent control group design
• D)Interrupted time series design

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Definitions:

Stimulus Motives

Internal drives that prompt an organism to seek stimulation or respond to changes in the environment.

Self-Actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, considered as a drive or need present in everyone.

Drive-Reduction Theory

A theory in psychology that explains motivation as being rooted in the desire to reduce internal tensions caused by unmet biological needs.

Cognitive Developmental Theory

A psychological theory that suggests how children acquire knowledge and understanding of the world around them, often associated with Jean Piaget.