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






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






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






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






5. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. Perception of relationship where none exists.






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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)






48. All cases in a group - from which samples may be drawn for a study






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






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