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Research Flashcards

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Quantitative Research

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  • research that deals with objectively measurable data; based on the scientific method.
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Scientific Method

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  • system of established principles and processes of scientific inquiry (problem, hypotheses, data, analysis, conclusions, dissemination).
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Qualitative Research

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  • research that focuses on non-numerical data, such as subjective experiences, feelings, or beliefs.
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Random Sample

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  • selection of a sample in such a way that each person in a population has an equal and independent chance of being chosen.
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Self Report

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  • diaries, interviews, questionairres
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Naturalistic observation

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  • research method in which behavior is studied in natural settings without intervention or manipulation.
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Laboratory observation

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  • research method in which all participants are observed under the same controlled conditions.
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Cognitive neuroscience

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  • study of links between neural processes and cognitive abilities.
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Basic research designs

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  • case study, ethnographic study, correlational study, experiment
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Participant observation

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  • research method in which the observer lives with the people or participates in the activity being observed.
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Correlational studies

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  • research design intended to discover whether a statistical relationship between variables exists.
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Positive correlation

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  • two variables increase or decrease together.
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Negative correlation

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  • as one increases, the other decreases.
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Experiment

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-rigorously controlled, replicable procedure in which the researcher manipulates variables to assess the effect of one on the other.

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Independant variable

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  • the condition over which the experimenter has direct control.
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Dependent variable

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  • the condition that may or may not change as a result of changes in the independent variable.
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Operational Definition

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  • a definition stated solely in terms of the operations used to measure a phenomenon.
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Cross-sectional Study

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  • study designed to assess age-related differences, in which people of different ages are assessed on one occasion.
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Longitudinal Study

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  • study designed to assess age changes in a sample over time.
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Sequential Study

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  • study design that combines cross-sectional and longitudinal techniques.
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Ethical considerations

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  • informed consent; Avoidance of deception; Protection from harm and loss of dignity; Privacy and confidentiality; Right to decline or withdraw; and Responsibility of investigators to correct undesirable effects.
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Ethical principles

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  • beneficence, respect and justice.

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