Research Foundations
Ethics in Research
Methodology Madness
Data Analysis & Evaluation
Writing & Presenting
100
This type of research combines both quantitative and qualitative methods.
What is mixed methods research?
100
Researchers must obtain this from participants before conducting a study.
What is informed consent?
100
This research method involves asking people questions about their opinions or experiences.
What is a survey?
100
This term refers to the fundamental changes occurring in organizations, communities, or systems as a result of a program.
What is impact?
100
This section of a research paper describes how the study was conducted.
What is the methods section?
200
In research terms, this "H" is what you're trying to prove or disprove.
What is a hypothesis?
200
This basic research design compares two groups: one that receives treatment and one that doesn't.
What is an experimental design?
200
What is peer review?
200
This is the standard format for citing sources in psychology papers.
What is APA (American Psychological Association) format?
300
This cute animal, often white, is frequently used in psychology experiments.
What is a rat?
300
This qualitative method involves the researcher becoming a participant in the group they're studying.
What is participant observation?
300
This measure tells us how spread out the data is from the average.
What is standard deviation?
400
This philosophical approach argues that there is no single, observable reality and that realities are socially constructed.
What is constructivism?
400
This principle ensures that the benefits of research outweigh potential risks to participants.
What is beneficence?
400
This technique in mixed methods research involves comparing and contrasting quantitative and qualitative results.
What is data triangulation?
400
In a logic model, these are the resources invested in the program, such as staff, funding, and materials.
What are inputs?
400
This principle in scientific writing emphasizes using clear, simple language.
What is clarity or simplicity?
500
This research design allows researchers to study how variables change over time without manipulating them.
What is a longitudinal study?
500
This group reviews and approves research proposals to ensure ethical standards.
What is an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
500
This sampling method ensures that every member of a population has an equal chance of being selected.
What is random sampling?
500
This evaluation approach measures the program's effects on participants and focuses on changes that occur as a result of the program.
What is outcome evaluation?