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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Set of assumptions used to explain phenomena & offered for scientific study






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Variables other than IV that participants in - one group have that makes them different - from the other group. Two variables linked together in a way that makes it difficult to sort out their specific effects.






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






22. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






23. Statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. We overestimate our accuracy and our changes of success and ability to predict and explain






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






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






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






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






39. 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)






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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