Need to know(ch1)

Question 1

What is the descriptive strategy

Answer 1

Observing and describing behavior by naturalistic observation, case studies, and surveys

Question 2

What is the correlational study

Answer 2

Assess relationships among variables

Question 3

What are experimental studies

Answer 3

Strategies for inferring cause-and-effect relationships among variables

Question 4

What is naturalistic observation

Answer 4

Research based on the observation of every day events

Question 5

What is representative sample

Answer 5

Closely parallels the population on relevant characteristics

Question 6

What is naturalistic observation

Answer 6

Process of watching something in its natural environment without interacting with the participants and without manipulating the environment

Question 7

What is a correlational research

Answer 7

Involves measuring two or more variables and assessing the relationships among the variables

Question 8

What is a sample

Answer 8

A sample is a subset of the population

Question 9

What is introspection

Answer 9

A training technique used on subjects

Question 10

What’s an independent variable

Answer 10

Controlled by the experimenter

Question 11

What is a Dependent variable

Answer 11

Observed and measured

Question 12

Describe the importance of validity

Answer 12

Validity is whether your study is valid, if your study is not valid, then you throw it away and try again

Question 13

Describe the importance of reliability

Answer 13

Reliability is when the research of the survey can be repeated. If the results can be replicated over and over, then It demonstrates reliability

Question 14

Can a study be valid but not reliable or vice versa

Answer 14

No a study has to be valid and reliable just because something is reliable doesn’t mean it’s valid

Question 15

What is a case study

Answer 15

The use of a descriptive research approach to obtain an in-depth analysis of a person, group, or phenomenon

Question 16

Define hypothesis

Answer 16

A hypothesis is a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables; a testable prediction or question

Question 17

Define variables

Answer 17

Variables are a factor that can very, or change, in ways that can be observed, measured, and verified.

Question 18

Define operational

Answer 18

A per Syse description of how the variables in a study will be manipulated or measure

Question 19

What’s the difference between a population and a sample

Answer 19

A population is a bigger community than a sample because a sample is just selected randomly out of the bigger group of the population