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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Middle score in a distribution; half scores are above it and half are below it.






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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)






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






36. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






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






41. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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