Survey
Experiment
Validity
Content Analysis/Qualitative
I'm Feeling Lucky
100
The definition of a correlation is ___________________.
What is test of association? What is a relationship between variables? An "r" value is computed Type (+/-) Magnitude (strength) of relationship Positive (direct) r: as X increases, Y increases Negative (inverse) r: as X increases, Y decreases
100
The two things you need for a true experiment are ___________ and ____________.
What are manipulation of IV and random assignment?
100
If something is true it must be _____ and ______.
What is reliable and valid?
100
When content analyzing something, researchers _____ the texts/images/etc. using numbers.
What is code?
100
___________ (day of the week) from __________ is our final exam.
What is Monday at 12-3?
200
A cross-sectional survey is __________________.
What is one sample measured at one point in time?
200
The design notation for experiments are ____, ____, & ____. (hint: they are letters!)
What are X (IV), Y (DV), and R (random assignment)?
200
A study which is high in this type of validity likely does not have any spurious relationships.
What is internal validity?
200
Researchers interested in seeing the portrayals of dads on sitcoms will likely use this type of method.
What is content analysis?
200
I need to bring a ______________ (piece of paper) and _____________ (writing tool) with me to the exam.
What is large pink Scantron and a pencil.
300
The types of longitudinal surveys are ______________, _____________, & ________________.
What is panel, trend, and cohort? Panel survey = same people each time (e.g. Nielsen family ratings). Trend survey = different random samples from same population (e.g., Americans). Cohort survey = different samples, but of same "cohort" (e.g. class of 2015).
300
This type of design requires at least two independent variables.
What is a factorial design?
300
This threat to internal validity is concerned with participants dropping out of the study.
What is mortality?
300
Participant observation, depth interviewing, and ethnography all tend to be _________.
What is qualitative?
300
The best way to study for this test is ______________
What is mostly lecture, practice exam, and review (rescan book but do not focus too much on it).
400
A test you give to a small sample before you launch a full survey is called _____________.
What is pretest/pilot test?
400
This type of experimental design is most appropriate when you want to compare experimental and control groups, check random assignment, and identify any possible interactions between the pretest and manipulation.
What is the Solomon four group design?
400
In a study, researchers purposively gave IQ tests to abnormally unintelligent participants. After having them attend a lecture, they gave them a different IQ test. This could be a threat to internal validity within this study.
What is statistical regression to the mean?
400
__________ reliability is about comparing different coders' data, and __________ reliability is about coders' consistency.
What is inter-coder and intra-coder?
400
Final paper grades and feedback will be given back __________.
What is after the final?
500
When constructing survey items, it is advisable not to write questions that are _____________ or ____________.
What is double-barreled or biased/leading?
500
A cross-lagged panel design experiment has ________ variables, measured at least ________ times, with _________ people (same or different).
What is two, two, the same? Compute correlations for X & Y across paths
500
Adding these to your experiment will greatly increase internal validity.
What is a control group, random assignment, and IV manipulation?
500
Researchers interested in analyzing and interpreting the themes within candidates' campaign slogans or speeches is most likely doing what kind of research?
What is rhetorical criticism?
500
The final paper is worth ____ points, and the final exam is worth ____ points.
What is 80 and 140?
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