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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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1. Symbol used to represent the total number of subjects in a research study






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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)






24. 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.






25. Perception of relationship where none exists.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






43. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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