Research and EBP Flashcards
a ____ is about what will happen if the hypothesis does not come true
null hypothesis (pg.92)
example:
hypothesis: X will be greater than Y
null hypothesis: X will not be greater than Y
what are the 4 principles that the ASHA code of ethics reflects?
- the welfare of persons
- professinal competence
- responsibilities to the public
- responsibilities to the profession
(pg. 92)
what is the PICO format question?
p=population of interest I=intervention C= comparison O=outcomes (pg.93)
example:
in stroke survivors with verbal anomia (P), does training in the use of gestures (I) as compared to no gesture (C) facilitate word retrieval (O)
____ is how well the study is testing or describing what it purports to be testing or describing
internal validity
external validity
internal validity (pg. 93)
____ is the generalizability of results
internal validity
external validity
external validity (pg.93)
the strongest treatment evidence comes from what kind of study?
meta-analysis (pg.93)
what type of study is based on multiple randomized controlled clinical studies and also from systematic reviews
meta-analysis (pg.93)
the generalizability of the study results is enhanced when the subject sample is large or small?
large (pg.94)
and randomly selected from the population of interest
the _______ can be described as a condition that can change behavior
independent or dependent variable?
independent (pg.94)
example:
what is the difference in participants ability to recognize speech under conditions of high versus low noise level?
independent= noise level
the ____ can be described as the behavior that may change
independent or dependent variable?
dependent (pg.94)
example:
what is the difference in participants ability to recognize speech under conditions of high versus low noise level?
dependent= ability to recognize speech
what are the 4 different levels of measurement?
- nominal (identity)
- ordinal (identity and magnitude)
- interval (identity, magnitude, and equality)
- ratio (identity, magnitude, equality, true zero)
(pg. 94)
______ referes to how much we can depend on a measure
reliability (pg.94)
how can reliability be measured ?
- test-retest method
- comparing perfomance or alternate or parallel forms of a test
- internal consistency of measurement (split-half method in which performance on one half of the test is compared to performance of the other half from the same test)
(pg.94)
what are potential sources of errors when taking measurements?
- systematic errors
- intermittent equipment malfunction
- day-to-day challenges
- the behavior of the researcher
(pg.94)
True/False: a small standard error suggest higher reliability?
True (pg.94)
what are the 2 ways of estimating measurement root associates with the researcher?
- interobserver agreement=how consistent 2 or more researchers are in making a particular measurement
- intraobserver agreement= how consistent one researchers is when making the same measurement more than once
(pg. 94)
_____ refers to how well the test items measure the characteristics or behaviors
content, criterion, or construct validity
content (pg.95)
____ refers to how well the measure correlates with an outside criterion that is known to be a good indicator of the characteristic or behavior
content, criterion, or construct validity
criterion (pg.95)
____ refers to how well the measure neglects a theoretical construct of the characteristic or behavior of interest
content, criterion, or construct validity
construct (pg.95)
what are possible threats to internal validity?
- subject selection
- history
- reactive pretest
- statistical regression (if selected cuz of extreme scores, their scores on subsequent administration of the same measure may be closer to average even with no treatment)
- researcher bias
- test environment
- Hawethorne effect (subject’s awareness that they are in a research study)
(pg.95)
in ________ research, data are obtained using numerical measures
quantitive (pg.95)
________ research, the researcher manipulates one or more independent variables and observes the effect on the dependent variable
experimental, descriptive, or mixed
experimental (pg.95)
_______ research, it is not possible for the researcher to manipulate the independent variable because it is a subject characteristic
experimental, descriptive, or mixed
descriptive (pg.95)
______ research is often used in speech-language pathology
experimental, descriptive, or mixed
mixed (pg.95)
example: in a study measuring the dependent variable or oral reading accuracy, the descriptive component may be the comparison of 2 groups based on subject attributes and the experimental component may be the manipulation of an independent variable
_______ design involves comparison of 2 or more groups of subjects
between-subject or within subject
between subject (pg. 95)
in ___________ design, the behavior of the same subjects is studied under different conditions
between-subject or within subject
within subject (pg.96)
______ research involves exploration of factors that may underlie behavior
quantitative or qualitative
qualitative (pg.96)