Research Terms Flashcards
Identify the Research Term indicated by the phrase or sentence
Systemic investigations that include inductive, in-depth, studies of individuals, groups, organizations, or communities; Focuses on the why and how of decision making to better understand human behavior.
Qualitative Research
This is a factor that can be varied or manipulated in an experiment.
Independent variable
The degree to which an instrument measures the characteristic being investigated.
Construct Validity
Systematic investigations that include descriptive or inferential statistical analysis.
Quantitative Research
Systemic research inquiries made without complete controls.
Quasi-Experimental Research
In social research, the concept concerned with the extent to which a procedure is able to measure the quality it is intended to measure.
Validity
The phenomenon or reaction to be tested or measured when a new stimulus, condition, or treatment is introduced.
Dependent Variable
The extent to which study findings can be generalized beyond the sample used in the study.
External Validity
A questionnaire or other data-gathering instrument administered to a subject just before a period of inquiry that provides a baseline for comparison with the end results.
Pretest
Research conducted under carefully controlled conditions, in which the subjects being investigated are randomly selected and systematically compared with control groups, with treatment variables being introduced to the experimental group but not the control group, and the use of statistical analysis to determine if significant differences occur between the groups observed.
Experimental Study
A research procedure often used in clinical situation to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention; The behavior of an individual client is used as a comparison and a control.
Single-Subject Design
The degree to which different people give similar scores for the same observations; refers to the consistency of a measure.
Inter-Rater Reliability
The middle score
Median
Repeated testing of the same phenomenon or group of subjects over an extended period
Longitudinal Study
The extent to which the effects detected in a study are truly caused by the treatment or exposure in the study sample, rather than being due to other biasing effects of extraneous variables.
Internal Validity
A type of study design used to explore or gain insights into a phenomenon
Exploratory Study
The value that occurs most frequently
Mode
The use of chance procedures in psychology experiments to ensure that each participant has the same opportunity to be assigned to any given group.
Random Assignment
The process of searching published work to find out what is known about a research topic.
Literature Review
The average value or measure of central tendency.
Mean
A mutual relation; a pattern of variation between two phenomena in which change in one is associated with change in the other.
Correlation
In research, a collection of subjects who are matched and compared with a control group in all relevant respects, except that they are also subject to a specific variable being tested.
Experimental Group
A statement that no relationship exists between study variables.
Null Hypothesis
A questionnaire or other data-gathering instrument administered to a subject at the end of a specific period of inquiry.
Posttest
A procedure for testing and validating a questionnaire or other instrument by administering it to a small group of respondents from the intended test population; The procedure helps determine whether the test items possess the desired qualities or measurement and the ability to discriminate other problems before the instrument is put to widespread use.
Pilot Study
