When Evaluating Their Program, in Which Group Exercise Classes Tended

question 12

Multiple Choice

When evaluating their program, in which group exercise classes tended to increase several measures of participant health, researchers concluded that it didn't really matter how the group classes worked, just so long as it worked. This is an example of:

• A) Black box theory
• B) Program theory
• C) Utilization theory
• D) Theory-driven evaluation
• E) Process theory

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.