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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Relationship that exists when one set of data values increases while the other decreases






2. Percentage of scores falling at or below a specific score.






3. Series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data - formulating a hypothesis - testing the hypothesis - and stating conclusions






4. Data of categories only. Data cannot be arranged in an ordering scheme. (Gender - Race - Religion)






5. Results of experiment are SIGNIFICANT - they are not likely caused by chance






6. Expectations by researcher that might influence results of experiment or its interpretation






7. Skewed distribution where data has many more scores toward the lower end of the distribution






8. Extent to which scores suggest that a test is actually measuring an ABSTRACT theoretical idea (such as anxiety - personality - introversion - etc.).






9. Statistical measure of strength of association between two variables ranging from -1.0 to 1.0






10. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






11. All cases in a group - from which samples may be drawn for a study






12. Form of validity in which a psychological measure is able to predict some future behavior or is meaningfully related to some other measure






13. Tendency to overestimate extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors






14. Sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion.






15. Variables other than IV that participants in - one group have that makes them different - from the other group. Two variables linked together in a way that makes it difficult to sort out their specific effects.






16. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






17. Any selection method that results in subset of the population (sample) that is not representative - and/or not random






18. The tendency for people to behave differently when they know they are being studied






19. Research method in which info is obtained by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions






20. Skewed distribution with many more scores on the higher end of the distribution






21. Method by which participants are misinformed or misled about study's methods and purposes - must be told truth about this in debriefing






22. People of different ages are compared to one another at a single point in time






23. Computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score.






24. Variable that may change in response to manipulations of the IV (what is measured)






25. 'Fake subjects' that look & behave like real subjects in study.






26. Condition of experiment that exposes participants to treatment - that is - to one version of the IV






27. Measures whether a test looks like it tests what it is supposed to test as determined by a quick look or evaluation by a non expert






28. Descriptive research technique in which one person or a small group is studied in depth in hope of revealing universal principles






29. Variable not relevant to what you are studying that has unplanned effect on DV. It may influence results - but all conditions are effected so it does not create bias.






30. Graphed cluster of dots - each of which represents the values of two variables. The slope of the points suggests the direction of the relationship between the two variables.






31. Extent to which a test yields consistent results - a measure is repeatable






32. In a normal distribution it tells you how far a number is above or below mean in terms of standard deviations.






33. Change in subject's behavior caused simply by awareness of being studied






34. Data exists in categories that are ordered but differences cannot be determined or they are meaningless. (Example: 1st - 2nd - 3rd)






35. In-depth - intensive investigation of individual or small group of people which involves interviews and personal interpretations by researcher. It may also be supplemented with psychological or medical tests






36. Research in which the same people are re-studied and re-tested over a long period






37. Subset of a population in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected






38. Factors in an experiment that are unchanged for both the control group and the experimental group






39. Repeating of research study to determine if its finding extends to other participants and circumstances






40. Data with an absolute 0. Ratios are meaningful. (Length - Width - Weight - Distance)






41. Experimental factor that is manipulated; variable whose effect is being studied.






42. Occur when the questions asked on a sample survey are confusing or leading






43. Research method in which investigator manipulates one or more factors (IV) to observe effect on some behavior or mental process (DV)






44. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






45. Degree to which test is representative of total domain its supposed to cover.






46. Assigning participants to experimental and control conditions by chance - thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to different groups.






47. Extent to which the findings from one group (or sample) can be generalized or applied to other groups (or population






48. Most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution.






49. Descriptive research that involves observing and recording behavior without trying to manipulate and control the situation.






50. Effects of being born and raised in a particular time or situation where all other members of your group has similar experiences makes your group unique from others