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exam 2 Flashcards

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applied research

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intended to answer practical questions or solve practical problems.

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basic research

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intended to answer theoretical questions or gather knowledge simply for the sake of new knowledge are classified

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casual observation

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watching others behaviors

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primary source

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firsthand report of observations or research results written by individuals who actually conducted the research and made the observations

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secondary source

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is a description or summary of another person’s work.
-is written by someone who did not participate in the research or observations being discussed

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literature search

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find a set of published research reports that define the current state of knowledge in an area and to identify an unanswered question

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initial factor for determining wether a specific article is relevant to your research question

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the title
-secondary is abstract

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introduction

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discusses previous research that forms the foundation for the current research study and presents a clear statement of the problem being investigated

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method section

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presents details concerning the participants and the procedures used in the study

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results section

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presents details of the statistical analysis and usually is not important for generation new research idea

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reference section

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lists complete references for all items cited in the report

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good hypothesis is

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testable, refutable, postive

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testable hypothesis

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is one for which all of the variables, events, and individuals can be defined and observed

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refutable hypothesis

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is one that can be demonstrated to be false. That is, it is possible for the outcome to be different from the prediction

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positive hypothesis

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must make a positive statement about the existence of something
-usually the existence of a relationship, the existence of a difference

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theory

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a set of statements about the mechanisms underlying a particular behavior
-good theory generates predictions about the behavior

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constructs

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hypothetical attributes or mechanisms that help explain and predict behavior in a theory
-rewards can affect motivation which then affect performance

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operational definition

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procedure for indirectly measuring and defining a variable that cannot be observed or measured directly
-specifies a measurement procedure for measuring an external observable behavior.

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a primary limitation of an operational definition

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that there is not a one-on-one relationship between the variable that is being measured and the actual measurements produced by the operational definition.

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what term is used for a variable that cannot be observed or measured directly but is useful for describing and explaining behavior

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construct

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goal of an operational definition

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provide a definition and a method for measuring a hypothetical construct

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first criteria for evaluating a measurement procedure is

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validity

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validity

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is the degree to which the measurement process measures the variable that it claims to measure

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face validity

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the simplest and least scientific definition of validity
-the purpose of the measurement is obvious

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concurrent validity

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establishes consistency between two different procedures for measuring the same variable, suggesting that the two measurement procedures are measuring the same thing

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predictive validity

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demonstrated when scores obtained from a measure accurately predict behavior according to a theory

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construct validity

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requires that the scores obtained from a measurement procedure behave exactly the same as the variable itself.
-based on many research studies that use the same measurement procedure and grows gradually as each new study contributes more evidence.

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convergent validity

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is demonstrated by a strong relationship between the scores obtained from two or more different methods of measuring the same construct

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divergent validity

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demonstrated by showing little or relationship between the measurements of two different constructs

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second criteria for evaluating the quality of a measurement procedure is

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reliability

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reliability

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is the stability or consistency of the measurement
-variable is stable/constant

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sources of error

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observer error, environmental changes (time,temp,) , participant changes

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test-retest reliability

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is established by comparing the scores obtained from two successive measurements of the same individuals and calculating a correlation between the two sets of scores

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inter-rater reliability

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the degree of agreement between two observers who simultaneously record measurements of the behaviors

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split half reliability

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obtained by splitting the items on a questionnaire or test in half, computing a separate score for each half, and then calculating the degree of consistency between the two scores fora group of participants

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nominal scale

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represent qualitatively differences in the variable measured
-groups

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ordinal scale

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series of ranks, measurements

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interval and ratio

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time in seconds, weight in pounds, temp.

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interval has

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no 0 point

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ratio has a

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0 point

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after measuring a set of individuals, a researcher finds that bobs score is three times greater than jane’s. What scale of measurement is being used

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ratio

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what additional information is obtained by measuring on an interval scale compared to an ordinal scale

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the size differences

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ceiling effect

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clustering of scores at the high end of a measurement scale, allowing little or no possibility in value

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floor effect

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clustering of scores at the low end of a measurement scale, allowing little or no possibility of decreases in value

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artifact

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external factors that may influence or distort the measurements

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good subject role

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participants have identified the hypothesis of the study and are trying to produce responses that support the investigator’s hypothesis

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negative subject role

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participants have identified the hypothesis of the study and are trying to act contrary to the investigator’s hypothesis

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apprehensive subjet role

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participants are concerned with their performance in the study

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research ethics

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concerns of the responsibility of researchers to be honest and respectful to all individuals who are affected by their research studies of their reports of the studies

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numerberg code

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a set of 10 guidelines for the ethical treatment of human participants in research

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Belmont report

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basic ethical principles identified by the national commission to protect human participants

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principle of beneficence

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requires that the researcher does not harm the participants minimizes risks

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principle of respect for persons (autonomy)

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requires that individuals should consent to participate in studies

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principle of justice

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requires fair and nonexploitative procedures for the selection and treatment of participants so that the cost and benefits are distributed equally

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informed consent

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human participants should be given complete information about the research and their roles in it before agreeing to participate

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informed consent consists of

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information, understanding, voluntary partcipation

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deception

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occurs when a researcher purposefully withholds information or misleads participants with regard to information about a study

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passive deception (omission)

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is the withholding information: the research intentionally does not tell participants info about the study

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active deception

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presenting misinformation about the study to the participant

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debriefing

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post experimental explanation of the purpose of a study that is given to a participant, especially if deception was used

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confidentiality

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practice of keeping strictly secrete info or measurements from the study

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anonymity

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individuals name is not directly associated with the information

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institutional review board

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committee that examines all proposed research with respect to its treatment of human participants

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institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC)

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a committee that examines all proposed research with respect to its treatment of the nonhuman subject

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fraud

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the explicit effort of a researcher to falsify or misrepresent data

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replication

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repetition of a research study using the same basic procedures used in the original

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plagiarism

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the unethical representation of someone elses ideas

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population

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all the individuals of interest

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sample

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the specific set of individuals who participate in the research study (usually a small set from the population)

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target population

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group defined by the researcher’s specific interests

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representativeness

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sample refers to the extent to which the characteristics of the sample accurately reflect the characteristics of the population

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representative sample

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a sample with the same characteristics as the population

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biased sample

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sample with different characteristics from those of the population

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selection bias (sampling bias)

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occurs when participants or subjects are selected in a manner that increases the probability of obtaining a biased sample

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law of large numbers

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states that the larger the sample size, the more likely it is that values obtained from the sample are similar to the population

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sampling

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process of selecting individuals to participate in a research study

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probability sampling

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the entire population is known, and sampling occurs by a random process based on the probabilities

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random process

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random outcome

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nonprobability sampling

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the odds of selecting a particular individual are not known because the researcher does not know the size of population

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simple random sampling

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each individual has an equal chance of being picked

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systemic sampling

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researchers select members of the population at a regular interval

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stratified random sampling

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researchers divide subjects into subgroups called strata based on characteristics that they share (e.g., race, gender, educational attainment)

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cluster sampling

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researchers divide a population into smaller groups known as clusters. They then randomly select among these clusters to form a sample.

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convenience sampling

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stopping people at random, which means that not everyone has an equal chance of being selected depending on the place, time, or day you are collecting your data.

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quota sampling

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sample is obtained by identifying subgroups to be included and then establishing quotas for individuals to be selected through convenience from each subgroup

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