Research

Question 1

Correlation

Answer 1

Association NOT Cause

Question 2

Correlation #s

Answer 2

-1 to 0 to +1

0 is no correlation

+1 or -1 are perfect

Question 3

Positive Correlation

Answer 3

Study more, grade goes up

Question 4

Negative Correlation

Answer 4

More you brush your teeth, less you will have cavities

Question 5

Bubbles

Answer 5

Flaws, like in a sticker

Question 6

True Experiment

Answer 6

2 or more groups and random sample

Question 7

Systematic Sampling

Answer 7

Every 9th or so person taken

Question 8

Quasi

Answer 8

Cannot control the IV
+ external validity
- internal validity

Question 9

Independent Variable IV

Answer 9

Experimental Variable
Manipulate

I manipulate the variable.

Question 10

Dependent Variable DV

Answer 10

Control Group

I like dependency and control.

Expresses the outcome.

Question 11

Null Hypothesis

Answer 11

All experiments have one

Means no correlation

Question 12

Experimental or Alternative Hypothesis

Answer 12

Is there a significant difference?

Question 13

Type 1 Alpha Error

Answer 13

Rejects the Null that is true

Rejection is the #1 thing you shouldn’t do to a person!

Question 14

Type 2 Beta Error

Answer 14

Accepts Null when it should have been rejected

Question 15

Significance Level for Social Sciences

Answer 15

.05 or less

.01 or .001

Question 16

N=1

Answer 16

Single Subject Design - Case Study

Question 17

Confound Experiment

Answer 17

Research inaccurate

Question 18

Demand characteristics

Answer 18

Cue

Can confound an experiment

Question 19

Obtrusive

Answer 19

Subjects KNOW they are being observed

Question 20

Unobtrusive

Answer 20

Subjects DO NOT KNOW they are being observed

Question 21

Internal Validity

Answer 21

High when inside the studies there are few flaws

Question 22

External Validity

Answer 22

High when results can be generalized outside

Question 23

Test to compare 2 means

Answer 23

T Test

Question 24

ANOVA

Answer 24

2 or more means to compare

F Value Tables

Question 25

MANOVA

Answer 25

More than one DV

Question 26

Ex Post Facto

Answer 26

Casual Comparative Design

After the Fact

Question 27

Descriptive Stats

Answer 27

Central Tendencies

Question 28

Quartiles

Answer 28

3 data points

25%
505h Mean
75%

Question 29

Statistical Analysis

Answer 29

Correlation coefficients, t tests et

Question 30

Longitudinal Research

Answer 30

Same individuals over time

Question 31

Cross Sectional Research

Answer 31

Relies on observation from a given point of time

Question 32

Formulative Evaluation

Answer 32

During treatment or program

Question 33

Summative or Outcome Evaluation

Answer 33

End of program

Question 34

Between Groups

Answer 34

Uses different subjects in different groups

Question 35

Within Groups

Answer 35

Same subjects

Question 36

Institutional Research Board (IRB)

Answer 36

Approval required before conducting human research

Question 37

Idiographic

Answer 37

Single subject research

Question 38

Nomothetic

Answer 38

Groups of individuals

Question 39

Lewin

Answer 39

Action Research

Loofbourrow loves Actions

Improve situation

Question 40

MVP of research

Answer 40

Experiment

Question 41

Parsimony

Answer 41

Simple

Question 42

Razor

Answer 42

Simple Manner

Question 43

Groups in Experiment

Answer 43

Control and Experimental

Control: DV
Experiment: IV

Question 44

of people as subjects

Answer 44

least 30

Question 45

Fisher

Answer 45

Hypothesis

Fishing for hypos.

Question 46

T Test

Answer 46

Test two sample means

Question 47

Correlation Coefficient

Answer 47

Nothing manipulated
Only measured

The relationship