Clinical Psyc-Chapter 4 Definitions

Question 1

Clinical Significance

Answer 1

-in addition to the results of a study attaining statistical significance, the results are of a magnitude that there are changes in some aspects of participants’ daily functioning.

Question 2

Effect Size

Answer 2

-standardized metric, typically expressed in standard deviation units or correlations, that allows the results of research studies to be combined and analyzed.

Question 3

External Validity

Answer 3

-the extent to which the interpretations drawn from the results of a study can be generalized beyond the narrow boundaries of the specific study.

Question 4

Factor Analysis

Answer 4

-statistical procedure used to determine the conceptual dimensions or factors that underlie a set of variables, test items, or tests.

Question 5

Internal Validity

Answer 5

-The extent to which the interpretations drawn from the results of a study can be justified and alternative interpretations can be reasonably ruled out.

Question 6

Mediator

Answer 6

-A variable that explains the mechanism by which a predictor variable influences a criterion variable.

Question 7

Meta-analysis

Answer 7

-A set of statistical procedures for quantitatively summarizing the results of a research domain.

Question 8

Moderator

Answer 8

-A variable that influences the strength of the relation between a predictor variable and criterion variable.

Question 9

Randomized Controlled Trial

Answer 9

-An experiment in which research participants are randomly assigned to one of two or more treatment conditions.

Question 10

Statistical Conclusion Validity

Answer 10

-The extent to which the results of a study are accurate and valid based on the type of statistical procedures used in research.

Question 11

Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

Answer 11

-A comprehensive statistical procedure that involves testing all components of a theoretical model.