Chapter 1: Glossary of Research Terms

Question 1

anecdote

Answer 1

a person account of an experience or event; not reliable scientific information

Question 2

blind experiment

Answer 2

an experiment in which the subjects do not know whether they are members of the experimental group or the control group

Question 3

control group

Answer 3

the group that receives a placebo

Question 4

double-blind experiment

Answer 4

an experiment in which the subject nor the researchers know which are members of the control or experimental group

Question 5

experimental group

Answer 5

receives the real treatment

Question 6

hypothesis

Answer 6

an unproven statement that tentatively explains the relationships between two or more variables

Question 7

peer review

Answer 7

process by which a panel of scientists rigorously evaluates a research study to assure that the scientific method was followed

Question 8

Scientific Method

Answer 8

• observation and question
• hypothesis and prediction
• experiment
• results and interpretations

-hypothesis supported or hypothesis not supported

Question 9

Epidemiological Research

Answer 9

determine incidence and distribution of disease in population

Question 10

Experimental Studies

Answer 10

explore effects of specific variable on a tissue, cell, and molecule

Question 11

randomization

Answer 11

a process of choosing the members of the experimental and control groups without bias