Week 2- Research design Flashcards
Research process..
1) Review available literature
2) Formulate Q
3) select design
4) Collect relavent data
5) interpret findings
6) PUBLISH
Basic research is..
A) more reductionist
B) less reductionist
A) more reductionist
applied research is..
A) more reductionist
B) less reductionist
B) less reductionist
applied research focuses on..
A) effect
B)mechanism
A) effect
basic research focuses on..
A) effect
B)mechanism
B) mechanism
applied Q example…
A) Does Caffeine Ingestion Improve Athletic Performance
B)Does Caffeine Ingestion Improve Ca2+ binding with troponin?
A)Does Caffeine Ingestion Improve Athletic Performance
Analytical research 3 categories…
Reviews
Historical
Philosophical
Review is..
A) A critical account of present understanding
o A meta-analysis is a quantitative method of review
B) Accessing both primary (e.g. witnesses) or
secondary (e.g. literature) sources to document past events
C) Organising existing evidence into a comprehensive theoretical model
A)A critical account of present understanding
o A meta-analysis is a quantitative method of review
philosophical data is..
A) A critical account of present understanding
o A meta-analysis is a quantitative method of review
B) Accessing both primary (e.g. witnesses) or
secondary (e.g. literature) sources to document past events
C) Organising existing evidence into a comprehensive theoretical model
C) Organising existing evidence into a comprehensive theoretical model
Historical research is.
A) A critical account of present understanding
o A meta-analysis is a quantitative method of review
B) Accessing both primary (e.g. witnesses) or
secondary (e.g. literature) sources to document past events
C) Organising existing evidence into a comprehensive theoretical model
B) Accessing both primary (e.g. witnesses) or
secondary (e.g. literature) sources to document past events
Cross sectional designs involve…
Comparing different groups (Cohorts) against performance.
longitudinal designs involve..
examining the same groups performance at different time points
Compare performance of the same individuals on their 20th birthday to their performance on their 50th birthday and their 70th birthday. is an example of..
A) longitudinal design
B) cross over
C) observational
A) longitudinal
observational research involves a study with no manipulation..
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
a positive correlation is when..
A) as one variable increases the other increases
B) as one variable increases the other decreases
c) no correlation
A)as one variable increases the other increases
Experimental research involves..
Experimental research involves a direct assessment of how one variable influences another.
in experiential design variables are manipulated…
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
All extraneous variables must be ……….
while a single variable is manipulated and the effect measured.
A) changed
B) removed
C) held constant
D) manipulated
C) held constant
measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, distribution of scores.. is?
A) descriptive stats
B) inferential stats
A) descriptive stats
statistics about probability allowing you to make generalizations from samples to populations is..
A) descriptive stats
B) inferential stats
B) inferential stats
Independent variable is.. A) manipulated B) controlled C)removed D) accelearted
A) manipulation
Dependant variable is what the researcher measures..
True
False
TRUE
Nominal data is..
A)Numbers used only to place objects in order (finish position)
B)Numbers used to distinguish amongst objects without quantitative value (Labels)
C)Scale on which equal intervals between objects represent equal differences
D)Scale with a true zero
B) Numbers used to distinguish amongst objects without quantitative value (Labels)
Ordinal data is..
A) Numbers used only to place objects in order (Finish position)
B)Numbers used to distinguish amongst objects without quantitative value (Labels)
C)Scale on which equal intervals between objects represent equal differences
D)Scale with a true zero
A) Numbers used only to place objects in order (finish position)
Interval is..
A) Scale on which equal intervals between objects represent equal differences (Celsius)
B) Numbers used to distinguish amongst objects without quantitative value (Labels)
C)Scale on which equal intervals between objects represent equal differences
D) scale with true zero
A) Scale on which equal intervals between objects represent equal differences (Celsius)
Ratio is..
A) Scale on which equal intervals between objects represent equal differences (Celsius)
B) Numbers used to distinguish amongst objects without quantitative value (Labels)
C)Scale on which equal intervals between objects represent equal differences
D) scale with true zero
D) scale with true zero
Ratos are meaning full
Scales common with psychical ones (length, vol etc)
12hr clock is a .... scale A)interval B) ratio C) ordinal D)nominal
A)interval
24hr clock is.. A)interval B) ratio C) ordinal D)nominal
B)Ratio
Pre experimental design has...... A) one group B) pre test measure- treatment, post test measure C) 3 groups D) A,B
D)A,B
Quasi experimental design has 2 comparisons..
Static group
casual
Quasi experimental design static group has.. A) treatment compared to control B) random assignment C) intervention D) 2 groups compared to control
A) treatment compared to control
Casual comparisons (QED) have comparisons but the treatment isn't under control of the experimenter.. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
highly active vs low active
True experimental design, has.. A) Control v treatment B) Random allocation C) treatment isn't under control D) A,B
D) A,B
A) Control v treatment
B) Random allocation
Randomised control trials have.. A) randomised (Treatment/ control) B) pre/post measure C)no treatments D) assigned not randomised E) A,B)
E) A,B
A) randomised (Treatment/ control)
B) pre/post measure
Solomon four-group design.. allows determination of whether the pre test influenced manipulation (Learning effect) .. TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Solomon four group design has..
A) 2 pre measure groups (treatment/control)
B) 3 test group
C) 2 post measure only (Treatment/ control)
D)A,C
D)
A) 2 pre measure groups (treatment/control)
C) 2 post measure only (Treatment/ control)
groups are tested pre and post treatment, 2 other groups (Control/treatment are tested just post intervention)
internal validity is… correctness of conclusions regarding IV/DV relationships
Did the research accurately reflect how the research variables are connected (in real life) TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
External validity is.
Generalisability of lab findings to real world.
Sample tested- real world
test statistic for t-test? A) F Value B) r C) t-value D)P value
C)T value
test statistic ANOVA? A) F Value B) r C) t-value D)P value
A) F value
test statistic persons correlation ? A) F Value B) r C) t-value D)P value
B) r
