Chapter 2: Developing a Research Question Flashcards
Define: Cause
Define: law
a statement that cer- tain events are regularly associated with each other in an orderly way
Define: Theory
a statement or set of statements explaining one or more laws, usually including one indirect concept needed to explain the relationship
Define: hypothesis
a statement assumed to be true for the purpose of testing its validity
Define: Operational Definition
Define: Paradigm
Define: Variable
aspect of a testing condition that can change or take on different characteristics with different conditions (p119)
Define: independent variable
the condition manipulated or selected by the experi- menter to determine its effect on behavior (p121)
Define: Dependent Variable
a measure of the subject’s behavior that reflects the independent variable’s effects
Define: confounding variable and provide an example
one whose effect cannot be separated from the supposed independent variable
Gender colour preferences: is the preference from social habit or genetics?
Define: reliability of a measurment
the property of consistency of a measure- ment that gives the same result on different occasions
Define: validity of a measurement
Define: construct validity
Define: content validity
Define: Criterion validity
Define: test/retest validity
Define: internal consistency
List and explain the purpose and procedures in reviewing the literature.
Procedures:
-Find relevant articles (read abstracts and conclusions)
-Ask prof for guidance
Purpose:
-Find what is already known
-Develop a research question
What is your “go-to” source for psych research according to the textbook?
PsycINFO
What are the four parts to a research proposal?
-Introduction
-Method
-results
-discussion
Define variable of interest
a variable for which its role in the cause and effect of an observed relationship is not clear
Define subject variable and provide an example
subject variable: a dif- ference between subjects that cannot be controlled but can only be selected
You cannot control the IQ or wealth status of a subject
Explain the difference between a categorical and quantitate variable?
A quantitive variable differs in amount while a categorical variable differs in kind
