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Research Methods

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Research project designed to discover degree to which two variables are related to each other






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






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






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






12. Perception of relationship where none exists.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






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






38. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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







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