Research Terms (Therapist Development ) Flashcards
Systematic investigations that include inductive, in-depth, studies of individuals, groups, organizations, or communities; focuses on thewhyandhowofdecision makingtobetterunderstandhumanbehavior.
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
_Systematic research inquiries made without complete controls
Quasi- experimental
___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
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 situations 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 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 of measurement and the ability to discriminate other problems before the instrument is put to widespread use.
Pilot Study
A questionnaire or other data-gathering instrument administered to a subject at the end of a specific period of inquiry
Post test
