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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Procedure in which info that could introduce bias the result is withheld from participants - but experimenter will be in full possession of facts






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






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






4. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






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






6. 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.






7. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. Percentage of scores falling at or below a specific score.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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