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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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1. The tendency for people to behave differently when they know they are being studied






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






23. Perception of relationship where none exists.






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






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






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






27. Occur when the questions asked on a sample survey are confusing or leading






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






41. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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







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