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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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1. If you take the same test 2x's & you get the same results it shows ______ reliability






2. 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)






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






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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






13. Extent to which a test yields consistent results - a measure is repeatable






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Series of steps followed to solve problems including collecting data - formulating a hypothesis - testing the hypothesis - and stating conclusions






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






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






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






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






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






46. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






49. 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.






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