Research Methods

Question 1

Confounding Variables

Answer 1

Statistical model that correlates with both the dependent and independent variables

Question 2

Cause and Effect

Answer 2

when something is the consequence of the happening of something

Question 3

Hypothesis

Answer 3

A educated theory without proof

Question 4

External Validity

Answer 4

how much you can generalize

Question 5

Internal Validity

Answer 5

The credibility of the results. How believable they are.

Question 6

Ecological Validity

Answer 6

how artificial is the experiment setting- how someone would behave in real life

Question 7

Confirmability

Answer 7

The degree in which the results can be confirmed or corroborated by others

Question 8

Reliability

Answer 8

how much people can actually rely on the results. These are measured by the overall consistency of a measure.

Question 9

Quantitative Research

Answer 9

Information is numerical (experiments or surveys)

Data analysis is in the form of statistics (eg. mean, standard deviation, or percentages)

Question 10

Qualitative Research

Answer 10

Information is in the meaning of the data (eg. diary entries or interview data)

Data analysis is in the form of interpretation of the data to see what the data reveals

Question 11

Empirical Research Study

Answer 11

Activity that includes an organized collection and analysis of empirical data.

The researcher decides on the methodology for data collection (quantitative or qualitative methods)