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Research Methods Flashcards

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Audit Study

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researchers match participants on key characteristics

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Method

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systematic study design

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Confirmation bias

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tendency to look for data that reinforces our beliefs

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Human subject

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person who participates in a study

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5
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Nuremberg Code

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first international guidelines in ethics

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Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment

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experiment on black men in Alabama

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Informed consent

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voluntary agreement, understand potential risks and benefits

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quantitative data

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numbers

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qualitative data

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non-numerical data

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experiment

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environment is controlled to isolate the effects of one factor

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survey

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gather data by asking people questions

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participant observation

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researcher spends time among a group

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historical analysis

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analyze existing historical records

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content analysis

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analyze existing sources, focus on themes and patterns

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unit of analysis

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item observed in a study

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variable

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characteristic with more than one possible value

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co-variation

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relationship between variables

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independent variable

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causes change in another

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dependent variable

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changes in response to another

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population

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entire group of interest

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operationalization

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define variables into measurable items

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sampling

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selecting representatives

23
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ethnography

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in-depth study of a group and its culture

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sampling frame

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method for choosing members of a population

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random sample

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every member in a population has some chance of being selected

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generalize

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apply findings to a larger population

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non-random sample

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not every member in a population has a chance of being selected

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nonresponse bias

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patterns in who does and doesn’t respond

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correlation

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relationship between variables

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causation

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one variable causes a change in another

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direction of relationship

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which variable is affecting the other

32
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spurious relationship

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third variable explains a connection

33
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validity

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accurate

34
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social desirability bias

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respondents give answers they believe are socially acceptable

35
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reliability

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consistency

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