Vocabulary
Research
The Process
Factors
Definitions
100

Which type of complementary care is one of the most common used by the general public?

What is massage therapy

100

Which factor is a barrier to evidence-informed practice?

What is Lack of information literacy skills 

100

During which process are research participants advised of the risks and benefits of the experiment?

What is  Informed consent 

100

Which factor does the researcher manipulate or control during an experiment?

What is Independent variable 

100

Which research term means a group of individuals used to represent the entire population?

What is a Sample 

200

Which term means making therapeutic treatment decisions by integrating relevant research, the massage therapist’s clinical expertise, and the client’s preferences and values?

What is evidence-informed practice 

200

Which type of research emphasizes objective measurements and statistic, mathematic, or numeric data analysis?

What is Quantitative 

200

Which part of research is the presumed outcome of an experiment?

What is Hypothesis 

200

Which factor is the presumed effect from the procedure used in research?

What is  Dependent variable 

200

Which term means characteristics that would disqualify a potential participant from being in an experiment?

Exclusion criteria

300

Which activity involves the ability to locate, read, understand, and evaluate investigative studies?

What is Research literacy 

300

Which term means recorded factual material that is used to validate research findings?

What is Data 

300

Which part of research is anything that can be changed in an experiment that might influence the outcome?

What is Variable 

300

Which group evaluates and approves a study before it begins, monitors the study throughout the data collection, investigates any incidents that occur during the study, and evaluates the final report?

Who is Institutional Review Board 

300

Which term means a group of people that receives something other than the treatment studied during an experiment?

What is Control 

400

Which term means information that supports an idea or conclusion?

What is Evidence 

400

Which type of research is subjective and narrative-based?

What is Qualitative 

400

Which step occurs after the research question has been formulated?

What is Literature review 

400

When do research scientists analyze data?

What is After it has been collected 

400

Which term means the outcome of an experiment?

What is Results 

500

Which term means systematic inquiry using prescribed methods to validate or refine existing knowledge or to develop new knowledge?

What is  Research 

500

Which process is used to conduct investigations and pursue knowledge within a field?

What is Scientific method 

500

Which term means the steps taken to conduct the research experiment?

What is Methods 

500

Which type of publication is most likely to be peer reviewed?

What is Scientific journal 

500

Which term describes a system used to rank research based on strength of evidence?

What is Hierarchy of evidence 

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