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






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Variable not relevant to what you are studying that has unplanned effect on DV. It may influence results - but all conditions are effected so it does not create bias.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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