Test your basic knowledge |

Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 'Fake subjects' that look & behave like real subjects in study.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






11. A test is divided into 2 halves and scores on the halves are compared to see if test is consistent within itself. Ex. compare odds & evens






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






17. Tendency to believe - after learning an outcome - that one would have foreseen it.






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






19. Condition of experiment that contrasts with experimental condition and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.






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






21. Association between increases in one variable and decreases in another






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






23. We overestimate our accuracy and our changes of success and ability to predict and explain






24. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






25. Relationship that exists when one set of data values increases while the other decreases






26. Giving participants in a research study a complete explanation of the study after the study is completed needed for deception






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






28. Perception of relationship where none exists.






29. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






32. Rejecting null hypothesis when it is actually true - a false positive






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






34. Difference between highest and lowest scores in a distribution.






35. 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






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






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






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






39. A type of reliability - where different versions of same instrument are used and scores are compared






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






41. 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






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






43. Differences between values can be found - but is NO absolute ZERO. Examples: temperature F - time






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






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






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






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






48. Sample drawn in such a way that known subgroups within a population are represented in proportion to their numbers in general population






49. 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






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







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests