Question

For each of the following research scenarios, decide whether the design uses a related sample. If the design uses a related sample, identify whether it uses matched subjects or repeated measures.

1. You are interested in a potential treatment for compulsive hoarding. You treat a group of 50 compulsive hoarders and compare their scores on the Hoarding Severity scale before and after the treatment. You want to see if the treatment will lead to lower hoarding scores. The design described__________a, b, or c________.
a. uses a related sample - repeated measures
b. uses a related sample - matched subjects
c. does not use a related sample
2. John Caccioppo was interested in possible mechanisms by which loneliness may have deterious effects of health. He compared the sleep quality of a random sample to lonely people to the sleep quality of a random sample of nonlonely people. The design described______a, b, or c_______.
a. does not use a related sample
b. uses a related sample (repeated measures)
c. uses a related sample (matched subjects)

Answer 1

Answer:1. uses a related sample - repeated measures

2. . does not use a related sample--a

Explanation:

Question 1.

step1 A repeated measure design is a design which measures a given sample repeatedly over a given time using different conditions or related measures.

step 2:In the treatment for compulsive hoarding, Here, measures are taken two times ie before and after treatment on the same 50 hoarders which shows a repeated measure, also the design is a within related sample of the same 50 hoarders to give measurement at different conditions of treatment for high and low hoarding scores so the design describes a related sample - repeated measures

Question 2:

step 1 ; An unrelated sample occurs when Samples being measured do not depend on each other

Step 2; 1st Sample for comparison by John are random lonely people and Second Sample are random non lonely people. so the two samples are independent on each other and will give different measurement based on quality of sleep. So the design does not use a related sample