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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Perception of relationship where none exists.






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






3. Arithmetic average of a distribution -






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






14. More than one individual scores same test - regardless of who rates test - scores should be the same for _____ reliability






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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






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






49. 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)






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