Week 1 Lecture 4

Question 1

T/F: Descriptive methods “explain”

Answer 1

False

Question 2

T/F: Descriptive methods “describe”

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Examples of descriptive methods

Answer 3

Case studies, Naturalistic observations, Surveys

Question 4

Experimental group

Answer 4

are exposed to the treatment

Question 5

Control group

Answer 5

aren’t exposed to the treatment

Question 6

Independent variable

Answer 6

The factor that is manipulated

Question 7

Dependent variable

Answer 7

The factor that is measured

Question 8

Confounding variable

Answer 8

The factor other than the one being measured(still get effected)

Question 9

Types of quantitative research

Answer 9

Surveys, Attitudes vs. Actions

Question 10

Correlational studies…

Answer 10

used in exploratory studies to suggest an association between variables

Question 11

Correlational studies do not show…

Answer 11

Causality

Question 12

Null hypothesis

Answer 12

indicates that there is no significant difference between the variables

Question 13

Alternative hypothesis

Answer 13

indicates that there is a significant difference between the variables

Question 14

Methods for survey research

Answer 14

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