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Definitions Before Midterm Flashcards

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Science

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Discovery of new knowledge

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Research

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A structured way of solving problems

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Research designs

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Plans and procedures for research that span decisions from broad assumptions to methods of data collection and analysis

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Philosophical worldviews

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A researcher’s basic set of beliefs about the general orientation of the world and nature of research

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Ontology

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Researchers belief in nature of truth and reality, or general orientation of world (what we believe is true)

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Epistemology

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A researcher’s belief about how we acquire knowledge about truth and reality, or nature of research (how we study something)

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Variable

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Characteristic or attribute that can be measured/observed and varies categorically or along continuum

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IV

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Variable that is manipulated; causes/influences outcome

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DV

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Depends on IV; outcome or result

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Mediating variable

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Stands between/intervenes IV and DV; explains how/why relationship exists

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Moderating variable

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Affects direction and/or strength of IV-DV relationship; explains when relationship exists

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Research question

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Broad inquiry statement about the central phenomenon

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Hypothesis

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Prediction that is derived from theory, literature, or speculation about outcome of study

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Conflicts of interest

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Study places researchers in conflict with their research/institution/personal interests

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Process of consent

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Free, informed, ongoing consent throughout research

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Privacy

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Right to be free of intrusion from others

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Confidentiality

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Safeguard entrusted info

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Theory

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Explanation of observed patterns or speculation about relationship

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External validity

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Generalization of findings to other people, contexts, time

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Population

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All individuals of interest to researcher

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Sample

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Representative subset of population that contains essential element of that population

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Nominal

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Info about difference, not much more

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Ordinal

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Shows direction of difference, no amount of difference

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Interval

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Intervals of distances between numbers known, not known how far from zero

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Ratio

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Each number thought of as distance from zero

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Statistics

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Objective means of interpreting data

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Central tendency

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Single score that best represents all scores for group

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Mean

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Most common measure of central tendency
Sum of individual scores divided by number of values

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Median

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Number occurring at midpoint of series

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Mode

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Most frequently occurring number

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Variability

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Best estimate of spread of scores

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Kurtosis

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Peakedness of distribution (leptokurtic or platykurtic)

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Logical validity

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Quality of researchers arguments, application of theory to support study, appropriate interpretation of results

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construct validity

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Measure of test validity

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Content validity

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On surface, does measure look like it’s assessing what its supposed to

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Convergent validity

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Moderate to high correlations with measures of similar constructs

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Discriminant validity

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Zero or low correlations with measures of different contructs

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Measurement validity

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Extent to which a variable has been adequately measured

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Internal consistency

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Consistency of scores within a test

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Internal validity

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Merits of claims that any change in outcome of study is due to their intervention and not other factors

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