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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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1. Repeating of research study to determine if its finding extends to other participants and circumstances






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






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






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






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






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






7. Procedure in which info that could introduce bias the result is withheld from participants - but experimenter will be in full possession of facts






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






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






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






11. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. 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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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