Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. When conducting an experiment, the control group receives the treatment and the experimental group does not.
2. The three elements of classical experimental design are equivalence, pretests and posttests, and experimental and control groups.
3. Equivalence means the assignment of subjects to experimental and control groups in such a manner that they are assumed to be alike in all major respects.
4. Evidence-based research is an attempt to base knowledge and practice on well-researched evidence.
5. The “what works” in criminology and criminal justice approach used by the Department of Justice is based on the assumption that it makes little sense to continue to invest in programs that do not work.


1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. True

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