Exam 1: Ch. 1, 2, 3

Question 1

what type of research is adding to the body of knowledge?

Answer 1

basic

Question 2

what type of research solves immediate problems and improves the human condition?

Answer 2

applied research

Question 3

example of basic research

Answer 3

observe behaviors

Question 4

example of applied research

Answer 4

investigate most effective treatment for anxiety

Question 5

two types of research methods

Answer 5

qualitative & qualitative

Question 6

describe quantitative research

Answer 6

counting, statistics, percents

Question 7

describe qualitative research

Answer 7

non-numerical; photos, field notes

Question 8

types of quantitative research

Answer 8

experimental, descriptive, correlational

Question 9

what type of research is based on statistical probability inferences

Answer 9

quantitative-experimental

Question 10

what type of research describes the behavior of a situation

Answer 10

quantitative-descriptive

Question 11

type of research that can be positive or negative

Answer 11

quantitative-correlational

Question 12

example of quantitative-experimental research

Answer 12

monitor people with headaches, give meds, monitor again

Question 13

example of descriptive-quantitative research

Answer 13

demographics of a major

Question 14

example of correlational-quantitive research

Answer 14

hours studied & GPA

Question 15

scale of correlational research

Answer 15

1.0 = strong direct relationship
0 = neither 
-1.0 = strong indirect

Question 16

methods of obtaining quantitative data

Answer 16

standardized test, observations, eye trackers

Question 17

methods of collecting qualitative data

Answer 17

case studies, participant observations

Question 18

difference between observing and inferring

Answer 18

observing: kid lays on desk with head down
inferring: he didn’t get enough sleep/lazy

Question 19

when studying children over a longitudinal time period, what is occurring?

Answer 19

studying same group of kids for a long time

Question 20

when studying using a cross-sectional time period, what is occurring in research?

Answer 20

study more than one bigger groups

Question 21

difference between longitudinal time period research and cross-sectional time period research

Answer 21

longitudinal is going to have results of the same people but they are changing over time.
cross sectional is going to find differences in environmental factor and behaviors due to the different test subjects