research design fundamentals part 1

Question 1

Abstract

Answer 1

-summary of research report
-has hypothesis, procedure, and pattern of results
-250 words or less

Question 2

Citations

Answer 2

gives credit for ideas that are not the authors

Question 3

Discussion

Answer 3

reviews research from various perspectives
-explains how results compare to past research
-includes suggestions

Question 4

Falsifiability

Answer 4

able to test if claim is true

Question 5

Introduction

Answer 5

summarizes past research and relevant theories

Question 6

Literature review

Answer 6

summary of past research and overview of literary on topic
-doesn’t collect any data

Question 7

Method

Answer 7

overview of design and explains everything you did in order

Question 8

Parsimony

Answer 8

finding the simplest explanation for behaviour

Question 9

Prediction

Answer 9

idea about expected results of an experiment or observations

Question 10

PsycINFO

Answer 10

*the American psychological associations searchable computer database system
*useful for finding specific articles
*reliable cited reference searches
*caution is you can’t log in on campus

Question 11

References

Answer 11

gives credit for ideas that are not the authors

Question 12

Research hypothesis

Answer 12

empirically testable proposition usually based on a theory about some fact, behavior, relationship, etc

Question 13

Results

Answer 13

description in narrative form, statistical language, and graphs

Question 14

Theory

Answer 14

system of logical ideas that are claimed to explained scientific phenomenon
-helps you understand, predict, and explain behaviour

Question 15

Web of Science

Answer 15

platform that provides access to data bases