exam 1 - methods

Question 1

construct

Answer 1

conceptual representation of behaviors or the phenomenon around which research is based

Question 2

operationalization

Answer 2

defines a construct in concrete terms

Question 3

external validity

Answer 3

how closely the experimental setup resembles real-life situations (“is it happening in the real-world?”)

Question 4

internal validity

Answer 4

likelihood that only the manipulated variable accounts for the results, rather than some extraneous factor—such as participants failure to understand instructions (“are you measuring what you intended to measure?”)

Question 5

reliability

Answer 5

the degree to which participants receive the same score when tested with a conceptually similar instrument or when tested at different times

Question 6

problems in studies

Answer 6

-response bias
-sampling error
-demand characteristics
-social desirability bias

Question 7

third variables

Answer 7

a variable, often unmeasured in correlational research, that can be the true explanation for the relationship between 2 other variables