HLSC 2416 EXAM 3 FINAL PAPER 2026
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● This threat to external validity is when participants want to please the
evaluator, so they respond to evaluation measurements in ways they
believe the evaluator wants. Individuals seek to please the evaluation
team rather than answer the measurement tools accurately.
Answer: Social desirability
●● This threat to external validity occurs when people can improve their
health based on faith in a treatment or provider, independent of the
intervention effects.
Answer: Placebo effect
●● An osteoporosis program consisted of a one-day seminar to educate
post menopausal women about the dangers of osteoporosis and methods
to reduce their risk. A pretest is given to see how knowledgeable
participants are about the risk factors of osteoporosis. The day after the
seminar a posttest is circulated to discern program impact. What is the
greatest threat to internal validity?
Answer: testing
, ●● Consider the following scenario: Program evaluators administer the
pre-test for an evaluation as a pen and paper survey, and then for the
post-test, decide to adapt the survey to an oral interview. What is the
most pressing threat to internal validity in this scenario?
Answer: instrumentation
●● A driving school conducted a texting and driving prevention program
for new teenage drivers in January of 2020. The participants were all in
the experimental group (there was no control / comparison group). The
program took place over 5 days - one hour long sessions per day.
Participants took a pre-test to measure their attitudes about texting and
driving. During the program, a celebrity was in a serious car accident as
a result of texting and driving. After the program, a post test was given
to see if the program was effective at changing attitudes about texting
and driving. In this scenario, what is the greatest threat to internal
validity?
Answer: history
●● Qualitative evaluation involves:
Answer: Interview or discussions consisting of open-ended questions
Observations based on field notes
Review of written materials and other documents
*All of the above*
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● This threat to external validity is when participants want to please the
evaluator, so they respond to evaluation measurements in ways they
believe the evaluator wants. Individuals seek to please the evaluation
team rather than answer the measurement tools accurately.
Answer: Social desirability
●● This threat to external validity occurs when people can improve their
health based on faith in a treatment or provider, independent of the
intervention effects.
Answer: Placebo effect
●● An osteoporosis program consisted of a one-day seminar to educate
post menopausal women about the dangers of osteoporosis and methods
to reduce their risk. A pretest is given to see how knowledgeable
participants are about the risk factors of osteoporosis. The day after the
seminar a posttest is circulated to discern program impact. What is the
greatest threat to internal validity?
Answer: testing
, ●● Consider the following scenario: Program evaluators administer the
pre-test for an evaluation as a pen and paper survey, and then for the
post-test, decide to adapt the survey to an oral interview. What is the
most pressing threat to internal validity in this scenario?
Answer: instrumentation
●● A driving school conducted a texting and driving prevention program
for new teenage drivers in January of 2020. The participants were all in
the experimental group (there was no control / comparison group). The
program took place over 5 days - one hour long sessions per day.
Participants took a pre-test to measure their attitudes about texting and
driving. During the program, a celebrity was in a serious car accident as
a result of texting and driving. After the program, a post test was given
to see if the program was effective at changing attitudes about texting
and driving. In this scenario, what is the greatest threat to internal
validity?
Answer: history
●● Qualitative evaluation involves:
Answer: Interview or discussions consisting of open-ended questions
Observations based on field notes
Review of written materials and other documents
*All of the above*
