TEST 1 PART 4

Question 1

Academia, attempts to explain the reasons for the phenomena

Answer 1

Explanatory

Question 2

Attempts to provide a plausible explanation after the event has transpired; desires to predict when. circumstances will occur

Answer 2

Predictive

Question 3

What are the characteristics of a Strong Hypothesis?

Answer 3

1. Adequate for its purpose
2. Testable
3. Better than its rivals

Question 4

A characteristic of measurement concerned with accuracy, precision, and consistency; a necessary but not sufficient condition for validity (if the measure is not reliable, it cannot be valid).

Answer 4

Reliability

Question 5

A characteristic of measurement concerned with the extent that a test measures what the researcher actually wishes to measure; and those differences found with a measurement tool reflect true differences among participants drawn from a population.

Answer 5

Validity

Question 6

Secondary source that defines words, terms, or jargon unique to a discipline; may include information on people, events, or organizations that shape the discipline; an excellent source of acronyms.

Answer 6

Dictionary Definition

Question 7

A definition for a variable stated in terms of specific testing criteria or operations, specifying what must be counted, measured, or gathered through our senses.

Answer 7

Operational Definition

Question 8

A bundle of meanings or characteristics associated with certain concrete, unambiguous events, objects, conditions, or situations.

Answer 8

Concepts

Question 9

A definition specifically invented to represent an abstract phenomenon for a given research project.

Answer 9

Constructs

Question 10

The variable manipulated by the researcher, thereby causing an effect or change on the dependent variable.

Answer 10

Independent Variable (IV)