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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. Testable and falsifiable prediction - often implied by a theory






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means






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






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






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






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






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. The probability level which forms basis for deciding if results are statistically significant (not due to chance).






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






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






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






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






37. If you take the same test 2x's & you get the same results it shows ______ reliability






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






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






40. Measure of the extent to which two factors vary together which can be positive or negative or non






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






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