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Research Methods

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Extent to which scores suggest that a test is actually measuring an ABSTRACT theoretical idea (such as anxiety - personality - introversion - etc.).






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






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






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






28. 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.






29. Perception of relationship where none exists.






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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