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Causation

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Relationship between cause and effect, in that one variable is shown to have caused the observed change in another variable

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Confidentiality

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A participant’s responses are kept private although the researcher may be able to link the participant with his/her responses

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Testable hypothesis

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An educated prediction that can be disproven

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Descriptive research

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Research design in which the primary goal is to describe the variables, but not examine relationships among variables

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Reliability

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Consistency of findings or measures

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Validity

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Accuracy of findings of measures

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Reliably of a study

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How consistent the results are across similar studies

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Replication

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Conducting the same study with new participants (literal replication) or conducting a study examining the same patterns or relationships but with different methods (conceptual replication)

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Confound

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A variable that is not the focus of the research study, but affects the variables of interest in the study

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Anonymity

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No one other than the participant can link the participant to his/her responses

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Measurement reliability

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Consistency of a measure

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Measurement validity

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Measurement is accurate in that it measures what it purports to measure

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Construct

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A concept that cannot be directly observed or measured

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Operational definition

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The explicit explanation of a variable in terms of how it is measured or manipulated

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Qualitative measurement

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Non numerical

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Quantitative measurement

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Numerical

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True zero

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Zero is a fixed point

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Nominal scale

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Numbers represent categories and have no numerical value

Types of cars

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Ordinal scale

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Numbers that have order so that each number is greater/ less than other numbers–rankings

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Interval scale

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Measurement that has both order and equal intervals between values on the scale

Temperature

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Ratio scale

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Values measure quantity and have order, equal intervals, and a true zero

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Likert type scale

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Commonly used interval scale response in which items are rated in a range of numbers that are assumed to have equal intervals

Assessment on a questionnaire

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Open ended response

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Item on a scale that requires the respondents to generate their own answers

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Cronbach’s Alpha

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Test used to assess the internal consistency of a scale by computing the inter correlations among responses to scale items; values of .70 or higher are interpreted as acceptable internal consistency

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Split half reliability
Correlations between the responses to half the items on a scale to the other half; values of .70 or higher are considered to denote acceptable reliability
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Test retest reliability
Measure of the stability of scores on a scale over time
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Inter rater reliability
Measure of agreement between different raters' scores
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Informed consent
An ethical standard by which potential participants are informed of the topic, procedures, risks, and benefits of participation prior to consenting to participate
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Debriefing
Clearing up any misconceptions that the participant might have and addressing any negative effects of the study
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Deception
Can be harmful but may be necessary for particular studies
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Scientific approach
1. Identify topic 2. Find, read, and evaluate past research 3. Further refine topic and develop a hypothesis 4. Choose a research design 5. Plan and carry out study 6. Analyze data 7. Communicate results
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Correlational research
Design in which the relationship amount two or more variables is examined but causality cannot be determined
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Experimental research
Research design that attempts to determine a causal relationship by manipulating one variable, randomly assigning participants to different levels of that manipulated variable, and measuring the effect of that manipulation on another variable
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Quasi-experimental
Basically an experiment but there is no random assignment and thus cannot demonstrate causation
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Independent variable
Variable that is manipulated
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Dependent variable
Variable measured and is expected to change
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Primary research source
Authors report results of an original research study that they conducted
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Secondary research source
Authors review research but do not report results of an original study
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Scholarly sources
Designed to advance knowledge in a field, written by someone with expertise in that field with knowledge of the field, that cited and builds upon other scholarly sources
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Popular sources
Designed to entertain or educate and was written for those who don't have any knowledge in the topic area
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Peer review
Process in which scholarly works are reviewed by other experts in the field
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Literature review
Review of past research without a report of original research
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Meta-analysis
A type of review in which the statistical results of past research are synthesized but no original data were collected or analyzed
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Main sections of a journal article
``` Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion ```
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Power
The ability to find stat sig when in fact a pattern exists. Sample size and strength of the relationship between two or more variables are two factors that impact a study's power
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Internal validity
The extent to which you can demonstrate a casual relationship between your IV and DV
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External validity
The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other samples, settings, or procedures
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Institutional review board
Put in place to ensure ethical standards are kept and needed when not in class study
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Research ethics
Uses IRB approval to ensure that all research remains ethical Tunksky syphillis study Nuremberg trials
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APA Formatting
Authors (year). Title of study. Title of journal in italics, volume, pages-not italicized. Doi:
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Critical thinking
Higher level thinking using analysis and reasoning

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