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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. Variable that may change in response to manipulations of the IV (what is measured)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Perception of relationship where none exists.






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