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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Extent to which scores suggest that a test is actually measuring an ABSTRACT theoretical idea (such as anxiety - personality - introversion - etc.).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. A test is divided into 2 halves and scores on the halves are compared to see if test is consistent within itself. Ex. compare odds & evens






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






15. In-depth - intensive investigation of individual or small group of people which involves interviews and personal interpretations by researcher. It may also be supplemented with psychological or medical tests






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. 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.






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