Category 1: Ways of Knowing
Believing your lucky socks help you ace exams.
What is the method of tenacity?
Two observers agree on what they saw in a study.
What is inter-rater reliability?
Research that solves real-world problems.
What is applied research?
Every person has an equal chance of being chosen.
What is simple random sampling?
Study where men weren’t treated for syphilis.
What is the Tuskegee study?
Relying on your gut to make a prediction.
What is the method of intuition?
A test measures what it is supposed to measure.
What is validity?
Study that just describes what's happening, like preschool rates.
What is descriptive research?
Picking every 5th person from a list.
What is systematic sampling?
Document outlining ethical research guidelines.
What is the Belmont Report?
Checking the weather app before going outside.
What is the empirical method?
A new relationship test aligns with a popular existing one.
What is concurrent validity?
This design examines relationships but not causality.
What is correlational research?
Groups like freshmen/sophomores equally included.
What is stratified random sampling?
Giving participants false information.
What is active deception?
This method is flawed when "experts" give biased or incorrect info.
What is the method of authority?
Two tests for the same trait produce similar results.
What is convergent validity?
The only design that can show cause and effect.
What is experimental research?
Reaction time is measured using this scale.
What is a ratio scale?
Group that protects animal subjects in research.
What is the IACUC?
The step-by-step process involving observation and hypothesis testing.
What is the scientific method?
A measure avoids overlap with unrelated traits.
What is divergent validity?
This term describes a study that provides one clear explanation.
What is internal validity?
Traits like age, intelligence, or gender in a study.
What are participant variables?
Most common cause of research fraud.
What is competitive pressure?