Distinguish between evaluation of outcome and evaluation of efficiency as these are used in program evaluation.

What will be an ideal response?


Evaluation of outcome uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to determine whether a given program is effective in meeting its stated goals. Evaluation of the efficiency of a program assesses the cost of the program. The program's success (outcome evaluation) and its cost (efficiency evaluation) are used to make decisions among possible services that a government or other institution is capable of delivering.

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Three-year-old Alex and his mother visited the zoo. While they were there, Alex's mother took him to see the otter exhibit. When he saw an otter swimming, he pointed and said, "A furry fish." In the context of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, what is Alex demonstrating?

A. schema substitution B. accommodation C. object permanence D. assimilation

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Chapter 15 emphasizes that the psychology of women must not repeat the errors that were made by earlier generations of psychology, when they ignored women. In particular, this statement suggests that

a. the most important kind of research is the approach that focuses on gender differences. b. the researchers should increase their emphasis on diversity, for example, women of color, sexual minorities, and low-income women. c. it is important to keep heterosexual European-American females at the center of every comparison. d. it is important to study diversity so that psychologists can help women who are not considered mainstream.

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Positive logical determinism can be broadly defined as the tendency to accept what seem to be contradictions in thought or beliefs

a) True b) False

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Group polarization occurs when the group's point of view becomes stronger.

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

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