Chapter 5- Method Section Flashcards
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What is the purpose of the method section?
- Describes who or what has been studied, the
materials that were employed, and how those
materials were used to obtain useful data. - Helps reader identify research strategy being
reported and the specific design incorporated.
What is the purpose of the method section?
- Describes who or what has been studied, the
materials that were employed, and how those
materials were used to obtain useful data. - Helps reader identify research strategy being
reported and the specific design incorporated.
What are the three major components of the Method Section?
- Subjects/participants
- Materials
- Procedure
T/F: subjects or participants are somewhat interchangeable?
true
What does the term, biological sex refer to?
categorical attribute
What does the term, gender refer to?
a role
What is the definition of “population”?
any group of individuals in which the researcher is ultimately interested.
What is the definition of “sample size”?
Usually we only looks at a sample and generalize to the whole group by inference.
What are the factors of sample size?
purpose of the study, previous
research, concerns about generalization, variability of
attributes being investigated, and research design.
What is the selection criteria?
- Need sufficient description to replicate it.
What are the three major components of the Method Section?
- Subjects/participants
- Materials
- Procedure
T/F: subjects or participants are somewhat interchangeable?
true
What does the term, biological sex refer to?
categorical attribute
What does the term, gender refer to?
a role
What is the definition of “population”?
any group of individuals in which the researcher is ultimately interested.
What is the definition of “sample size”?
Usually we only looks at a sample and generalize to the whole group by inference.
What are the factors of sample size?
purpose of the study, previous
research, concerns about generalization, variability of
attributes being investigated, and research design.
What is the selection criteria?
- Need sufficient description to replicate it.
What are the 3 basic “ethical” principles of the protection of subjects?
- Respect for persons – honor individual’s decisions.
- Beneficence – maximize benefit and minimize harm.
- Justice – selection of individuals be fair and unbiased.
What does IRB stand for? What is it?
- Institutional Review Board (IRB)
- Studies must gain approval of IRB.
- Sometimes referred to as “Human Subjects” but
includes animals as well.
What is privacy?
Control of access
(Longer definition which was on a different slide) –
- an individual’s ability to control when and under what conditions others will have access to
personal information.
What is confidentiality?
Ability to connect back to individual identity
(Longer definition from another slide) –
- ability of other people to tie specific information or data to a given individual.
T/F: Informed consent is the cornerstone of ethical research?
true
What should informed consent include?
- A statement that the study involves research and an explanation of the purpose of the research.
- A description of the materials to be used; the procedures to be followed, and the expected duration.
- A description of the risks posed by the procedure and any discomfort that might be experienced.
- A description of any potential benefit for them and others.
- A statement about the privacy and degree of confidentiality that will be maintained.
- Identification of the researcher responsible for the research, along with information about whom to contact with any questions,
comments, or concerns about the conduct of the study. - A statement that participation is voluntary, and that consent can be withdrawn at any time during the study, for any reason, without
penalty.
