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Research Methods

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Experimental procedure in which both research participants and research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo.






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Any selection method that results in subset of the population (sample) that is not representative - and/or not random






50. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions







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