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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Data exists in categories that are ordered but differences cannot be determined or they are meaningless. (Example: 1st - 2nd - 3rd)






2. Symbol used for Pearson Correlation Coefficient ranges from -1.0 to +1.0






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






4. Testable and falsifiable prediction - often implied by a theory






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






6. Researchers takes subjects & conditions as they naturally occur - with little if any control over what happens. no random assignment so no cause and effect can be determined






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






8. Tendency to give socially approved answers to questions about oneself.






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






10. Statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term specifically in a study






11. Relationship between variables in which as one variable increases - the other also increases - OR as one decreases so does the other. Both variables move in the same direction.






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






13. Bell-shaped curve that results when values of a trait in a population are plotted against their frequency






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






15. Symbol used to represent the total number of subjects in a research study






16. 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.






17. Experimental procedure in which both research participants and research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo.






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






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






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






21. More than one individual scores same test - regardless of who rates test - scores should be the same for _____ reliability






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






23. 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






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






25. Procedure in which info that could introduce bias the result is withheld from participants - but experimenter will be in full possession of facts






26. Procedure that ensures every person in a population has an equal chance of being chosen to participate






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






28. Not rejecting null hypothesis when in fact we should have rejected it - a false negative






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






30. Perception of relationship where none exists.






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






32. Perception of a correlation between variables where none exists.






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






34. Measuring device or procedure designed to measure psychology-related variables. A measurement that results in a score or result that is standardized






35. Set of assumptions used to explain phenomena & offered for scientific study






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






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






38. Procedure for statistically combining results of many different research studies






39. When a specific word used in a question affects how respondents answer the question or the order of the questions






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






41. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






42. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






43. Experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition - which is assumed to be an active agent.






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






45. Indication of how likely a result obtained occurred by chance - expressed as p or sig.






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






47. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






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






49. Hypothesis that predicts NO relationship between variables. The aim of research is to reject this hypothesis






50. Research project designed to discover degree to which two variables are related to each other