Chapter 8 quiz question

Which of the following statements is false?

A. The static group comparison is not a recommended experiment design because it uses pretest methods

B. The static group comparison is not a recommended experiment design because it is seen as less than professional

C. The classical experiment design looks at all 12 forms of internal validity

D. The classical experiment runs the risk of influencing the subjects, or effecting their answers.

E. All of the above statements are true.

Answer: A. In fact the static group method does not use pretest methods.

B. The static group comparison, along with the one group pretest posttest design and the one shot case study are all frequently used in less-than-professional experiments

C. If done correctly the classical experiment design can in fact deal with all twelve point of possible internal validity

D. One of the problems with classical experiment design is that the pretesting runs the risk of influencing the subject, so the statement is true.