An Educator Wants to Evaluate the Efficacy of a New

question 15

Multiple Choice

An educator wants to evaluate the efficacy of a new teaching technique. He uses his class as the experimental treatment group and a colleague's class as the control group. Which type of experimental design is the educator most likely employing?

• A) correlational research design
• B) nonequivalent-groups design
• C) cross-lagged panel design
• D) interrupted time-series design

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Definitions:

Erik Erikson

A psychologist known for his theory on the psychosocial development of human beings, which outlines eight stages from infancy to adulthood.

Generativity Over Stagnation

A stage in Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development where middle-aged adults find meaning through contributing to society and guiding the next generation.

Initiative Over Guilt

A concept from Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, referring to the phase where children assert themselves more frequently through directing play and other social interactions, overcoming feelings of guilt for their actions and initiatives.

Learned Helplessness Orientation

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed, which is generalized to other situations.