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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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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. 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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






40. Perception of relationship where none exists.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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