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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Data exists in categories that are ordered but differences cannot be determined or they are meaningless. (Example: 1st - 2nd - 3rd)






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






3. Hypothesis that predicts NO relationship between variables. The aim of research is to reject this hypothesis






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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






31. Bell-shaped curve that results when values of a trait in a population are plotted against their frequency






32. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. 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.






45. 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






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






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






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






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






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