A review of published research that tells a person what is already know about the topic...Serves to help researchers specify their specific research problem.
What is Literature Review
100
The effect in a causal relationship. The value depends or is influenced by the independent variable
What is Dependent Variable
100
Whether some factor other than the independent variable produce the observed change in the dependent variable.
What is Internal Validity
100
There are Four Main Units of Analysis... Pick Two
What is Individuals, Groups, Organizations and Social Artifacts
100
Common threats to internal validity (2 of 7)
What is Historical Effects, Testing, Instrumention, Contamination
200
Should be able to be answered by the research problem/question
What is Scientific Data
200
Empirically testable statement.
What is Hypothesis
200
A concern in longitudinal research that occurs when participants' behavior changes, but the change may be due to the simple fact act of aging or because the length of the study rather than due to the independent variable.
What is Maturation
200
Three forms of Longitudinal Research
What is Trend Studies, Cohort Studies, and Panel Studies
200
The research problem question needs to involve _____ facts that science can answer
What is Observable Facts
300
Two types of sources in a literature review
What is Electronic Sources, Books, Newspaper Bibliographies
300
Establishing that the observed relationship between two variables is not due to (or caused by) a third variable.
What is Non-spurious Relationship
300
Occurs when characteristics of the experimental and control groups differ.
What is Selection Bias
300
A mistake made by researchers when their conclusions are too limited when generalizing a broad spectrum because of their units of analysis or their other variables
What is Reductionism
300
Type of sources that aren't typically reviewed
What is newspapers or non-scholarly journals
400
Should be avoided when attempting to choose a research problem/question using personal experiences
What is Bias
400
third component of a hypothesis
What is Direction of Effect
400
Occurs when the administration of a pretest or survey affects a later test or survey because the participants have now been sensitized to the research information as a result of being tested.
What is Pretest Effects or Pretest Bias
400
Common Mistake made by researchers when they choose to make inferences about individuals rather than the groups they are studying.
What is Ecological Fallacy
400
Threats to External Validity (2 of 3)
What is Testing Effects, Selection Bias, Reactivity/ Hawthorne effect
500
The research problem/question proposed should NOT be involving ______ or ______
What are Values or Ethics
500
Variable that causes change in independent variable
What is Independent Variable
500
Main difference internal and external validity
What is Accuracy of results
500
Only Occurs at one point of time
What is Cross-sectional research
500
Juveniles who think acting aggressive is part of being "cool" may be suffering from _____