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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution.






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






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






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






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






6. Perception of relationship where none exists.






7. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






11. Extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to - test accuracy






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Correlation where as one variable increases - the other also increases - or as one decreases so does the other. Both variables move in same direction.






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






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






23. A research method that looks like an experiment BUT subjects are not randomly assigned to control and experimental groups (no cause and effect can be drawn)






24. 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






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






26. Statement of procedures used to explain research variables in enough detail to allow for replication






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






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