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Research Basics Flashcards

1
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What are 3 types of research ideas?

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Common Sense
Observation
Serendipity

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What is Common Sense?

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Ideas on what we are influenced by

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3
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What is observation?

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Extroverts have more friends

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Serendipity

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Dumb luck research was in result of a mistake made

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What is Qualitative?

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Observation on a focus group, surveys large groups

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What is Quantitative?

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Statistical Measurement

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What is Empirical approach?

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A way of acquiring knowledge that emphasizes direct observation as a way of answering questions

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What are three components to Scientific Method?

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a. Hypotheses
b. Conceptual Definitions
c. Operational Definitions

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Give an Example of an Empirical Approach?

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What are 3 Components to Empirical Approach

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  1. Scientific Method
  2. Experimental vs Non-Experimental Research
  3. Independent and Dependent Variables
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What is the 5 components to a research article?

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  1. Abstract
  2. Introduction/ Lit Review
  3. Method
  4. Results
  5. Discussion
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What are different types of articles?

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Empirical articles
Review/opinion articles
Popular press articles

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What is in an abstract?

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Summary of the research article

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What is an introduction?

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General definitions
Literature Review
Consent Form

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What is in the literature review?

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Past Research in Field
Current Research in the Field
Missing from the Field
Hypotheses

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16
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What is in the Method?

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  1. Participants
  2. Materials
  3. Design and Procedure
17
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What is in the results?

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Stats reported
EX: Research is significant or not-significant

18
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What is discussion?

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Authors will highlight results and offer explanations as to why research turned out the way it did

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What is inside the discussion?

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  1. Hypotheses were supported prior studies and support conclusions
20
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What are the reasons why results are non-signficant?

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  1. Flaw in design
  2. Flaw in execution
  3. Exception to current theory
21
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What are the limitations?

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weaknesses within the study that may influence outcomes and conclusions of the research

22
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What in Future Research?

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Suggests future applications of study
Suggests other areas of interest that could be explored further

Research Methods (10 decks)

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