Research Terms

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systemic investigations that include inductive, in-depth, studies of how individuals, groups and organizations or communities; focuses on the why and how of decision making to better understand human bx

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Qualitative Research

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factor that can be varied/manipulated in an experiment

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Independent variable

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degree to which an instrument measures the characteristic being investigated

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construct validity

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systematic investigations that include descriptive/inferential statistical analysis

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Quantitative Research

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experimental research with a control and experimental group, but w/o random assignment

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Quasi-Experimental Research

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in social research, the concept concerned w/the extent to which a procedure is able to measure the quality it is intended to measure

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Validity

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phenomenon/ reaction to be tested or measured when a new stimulus, condition, or treatment is introduced

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dependent variable

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extent to which study findings can be generalized beyond the sample used in the study

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external validty

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questionnaire or other data-gathering instrument administered to a subject just before a period of inquiry that provides a baseline for comparison w/the end results

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pretest

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research conducted under carefully controlled conditions, in which the subjects being investigated are randomly selected and systematically compared w/control groups, w/treatment variables being introduced to the experimental group but bot the control group, and the use of stats analysis to determined if significant different occur btwn the groups obeserved

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experimental study

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a research procedure often used in clinical situations to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention; the bx of an individual pt is used as a comparison and a control

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single-subject design

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degree to which different people give similar scores for the same observations; refers to the consistency of a measure

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inter-rater reliability

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middle score

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median

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repeated testing of the same phenomenon or group of subjects over an extended period

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longitudinal study

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extent to which the effects detected in a study are truly caused by the treatment or exposure in the study sample, rather than being due to other biasing effects of extraneous variables

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internal validity

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type of study design used to explore or gain insights into a phenomenon

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exploratory study

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value that occurs most frequently

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mode

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use of change procedures in psychology experiments to ensure that each participant has the same opportunity to be assigned to any given group

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random assignment

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process of searching published work to find out what is known about a research topic

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lit review

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average value/measure of central tendency

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mean

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a mutual relation; a pattern of variation btwn 2 phenomena in which change in one is associated w/change in the other

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correlation

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in research, a collection of subjects who are matched and compared w/a control group in all relevant respects, except that they’re also subject to a specific variable being tested

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experimental group

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statement that no relationship exists btwn study variables

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null hypothesis

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a procedure for testing and validating a questionnaire or other instrument by. administering it to a small group of respondents from the intended test population; the procedure helps determine whether thetest items possess the desired qualities of measurement and the ability to discriminate against other probs beforethe instrument is put to widespread use

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pilot study

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questionnaire or other data-gathering instrument administered to a subject at the endo f a specific period of inquiry

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posttest