Week 2: Getting Started in Research

Question 1

IDENTIFICATION:

Commonly used by professionals who interview children about suspected sexual abuse

Answer 1

HUMAN FIGURE DRAWINGS (HFDs)

Question 2

TRUE OR FALSE:

HFDs assumed that the drawings will increase children’s linguistic and emotional or motivational limitations, as well as memory problems, and thus will result in the elicitation of more complete and accurate details of abuse

Answer 2

FALSE; it will decrease children’s linguistic

Question 3

IDENTIFICATION:

Quantity or quality that varies across people or situations

Answer 3

Variable

Question 4

IDENTIFICATION:

In Quantitative Variable, it is typically measured by assigning a ________ to everyone

Answer 4

number

Question 5

IDENTIFICATION:

In Categorical Variable, it is typically measured by assigning a _______ ______ to everyone

Answer 5

Category Label

Question 6

IDENTIFICATION:

Refers to the entire group of individuals or items that you want to study or make inferences about.

Answer 6

Population

Question 7

TRUE OR FALSE:

Population refers to the small subset of people

Answer 7

FALSE; it refers to the very large group of people

Question 8

TRUE OR FALSE:

Population includes every possible member that fits the criteria of your research

Answer 8

TRUE

Question 9

IDENTIFICATION:

Subset of the population that is selected for the actual study.

Answer 9

Sample of the Population

Question 10

TRUE OR FALSE:

Researchers collect data from this smaller group because studying the entire population is often impractical or impossible.

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

TRUE OR FALSE:

Sample of the population is a large subset

Answer 11

FALSE; it is only a small subset

Question 12

IDENTIFICATION:

Type of sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the population.

Answer 12

Representative Sample

Question 13

TRUE OR FALSE:

Representative Sample ensures that the results from the sample can be generalized to the population.

Answer 13

TRUE

Question 14

IDENTIFICATION:

Type of sampling where every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample

Answer 14

Random Sampling

Question 15

TRUE OR FALSE:

Random sampling is the easiest type of obtaining sample in most psychological research

Answer 15

FALSE; it is difficult or impossible

Question 16

IDENTIFICATION:

Sample consists of individuals who happen to be nearby and willing to participate

Answer 16

Convenience Sampling

Question 17

IDENTIFICATION:

What is the obvious problem with convenience sampling?

Answer 17

The sample might not be the representative of the population

Question 18

IDENTIFICATION:

A definition of the variable in terms of precisely how it is to be measured

Answer 18

Operational Definition

Question 19

IDENTIFICATION:

When a variable has been measured for a particular individual, the result is called a (1. _____), and a set of scores is called (2. _____)

Answer 19

1. Score
2. Data

Question 20

ENUMERATION:

In Quantitative Variable, this would typically involve computing the:

Answer 20

• Mean of the scores
• Standard deviation of the scores

Question 21

IDENTIFICATION:

In QuaIititative Variable, this would typically involve computing the:

Answer 21

Percentage of scores at each level
of the variable

Question 22

IDENTIFICATION:

One basic form of statistical relationship is a ______________ between the mean scores of two groups on some variable of interest.

Answer 22

Difference

Question 23

TRUE OR FALSE:

Differences between groups are usually described by giving the mean score and standard deviation for each group

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

IDENTIFICATION:

The information on differences between groups can also be presented in a ______ _________?

Answer 24

Bar Graph

Question 25

**IDENTIFICATION:** A **second basic form of statistical relationship** is a ____________ between two quantitative variables, where the average score on one variable differs systematically across the levels of the other.

Answer 25

Correlation

Question 26

**IDENTIFICATION:** The correlations between quantiative variables are **often presented** using?

Answer 26

Scatterplots

Question 27

**IDENTIFICATION:** The **strength of a correlation between quantitative variables** is typically measured using a statistic called?

Answer 27

Pearson's r

Question 28

**IDENTIFICATION:** Higher scores on one variable tend to be associated with **higher scores** on the other

Answer 28

Positive Relationship

Question 29

**IDENTIFICATION:** Higher scores on one variable tend to be associated with **lower scores** on the other

Answer 29

Negative Relationship

Question 30

**TRUE OR FALSE:** The **research literature** in any field is all the published research in that field.

Answer 30

TRUE

Question 31

**IDENTIFICATION:** **Periodicals** that publish original research articles.

Answer 31

Professional Journals

Question 32

**ENUMERATION:** What are the **two basic types** of Professional Journals?

Answer 32

* Empirical Research * Review Articles

Question 33

**IDENTIFICATION:** **reports describe one or more new empirical studies** conducted by the authors.

Answer 33

Empirical Research

Question 34

**IDENTIFICATION:** **summarize previously published research** on a topic and usually **present** new ways to organize or explain the results.

Answer 34

Review Articles

Question 35

**IDENTIFICATION:** **books written by researchers and practitioners** mainly for use by other researchers and practitioners

Answer 35

Scholarly Books

Question 36

**IDENTIFICATION:** **written by a single author** or a **small group of authors** and usually gives a **coherent presentation of a topic** much like an extended review article.

Answer 36

Monograph

Question 37

**IDENTIFICATION:** Have an **editor or a small group of editors** who recruit many authors to write separate chapters on different aspects of the same topic.

Answer 37

Edited Volumes

Question 38

**ENUMERATION:** What are the **factors** on Generating Good Research Questions?

Answer 38

* Finding Inspirations * Generating Empirically Testable Research Questions * Evaluating Research Questions

Question 39

**IDENTIFICATION: Determine the form of statistical relationship based on the research question provided:** Are women more talkative than men?

Answer 39

Differences Between Groups

Question 40

**IDENTIFICATION: Determine the form of statistical relationship based on the research question provided:** Do people talking on a cell phone have poorer driving abilities than people not talking on a cell phone?

Answer 40

Differences Between Groups

Question 41

**IDENTIFICATION: Determine the form of statistical relationship based on the research question provided:** Do children using human figure drawings recall more touch information than children not using human figure drawings?

Answer 41

Differences Between Groups

Question 42

**IDENTIFICATION: Determine the form of statistical relationship based on the research question provided:** Is being a happier person associated with being more talkative?

Answer 42

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES

Question 43

**IDENTIFICATION: Determine the form of statistical relationship based on the research question provided:** Do children’s memories for touch information improve as they get older?

Answer 43

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES

Question 44

**IDENTIFICATION: Determine the form of statistical relationship based on the research question provided:** Does the effectiveness of psychotherapy depend on how much the patient likes the therapist?

Answer 44

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN QUANTITATIVE VARIABLES

Question 45

**IDENTIFICATION: Determine the correct factor of Generating Good Research Question based on the given below:** * Informal Observations * Practical Problems * Previous Research

Answer 45

Finding Inspirations

Question 46

**IDENTIFICATION: Determine the correct factor of Generating Good Research Question based on the given below:** * Interestingness * Feasibility

Answer 46

Evaluating Research Questions