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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Occur when the questions asked on a sample survey are confusing or leading






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






3. 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)






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Perception of relationship where none exists.






15. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






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