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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






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