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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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1. Descriptive research technique in which one person or a small group is studied in depth in hope of revealing universal principles






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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






9. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






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






11. 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.






12. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






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