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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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)






14. 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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. Procedure for statistically combining results of many different research studies






26. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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