What is the variable that is manipulated in an experimental study; the variable that is presumed to come first in a correlational study and has an effect on the DV
100
A directional research hypothesis.
What is a hypothesis in which there is a definite statement about a relationship between two variables, and the direction of that relationship is specified.
Bonus: Give an example of a directional hypothesis.
100
this is a document a researcher gives a potential participant to describe the risks and benefits involved in the research study.
What is a consent form?
100
a systematic process through which new knowledge is discovered.
What is research?
100
The first page of an APA formatted manuscript
What is the title page
200
Dependent variable
What is variable that is influenced the the independent variable; occurs after the IV.
Bonus: What is the DV in a study that examined the effect of alcohol intake on driving ability?
200
A research design that examines the relationship between two variables.
What is a correlational design?
Bonus: Give an example of a correlational deisgn.
200
This is a study conducted from 1932 to 1972 that investigated the effects of non-treated syphillis.
What is the Tuskegee study?
200
Anecdotal evidence
What is non-scientific observation or studies, do not provide proof.
Bonus: Give an example of something you know by anecdotal evidence
200
Information about participants' genders, ages, and ethnicities goes here.
What is participants section in the method section of the paper.
300
Eye color, gender, ethnicity, high/low depression group are examples of these.
What are categorical/nominal variables.
Bonus: What is a dichotomous variable?
300
These are two crucial characteristics of a true experiment.
What are random assignment to group and manipulation of the independent variable.
Bonus: Give an example of a manipulation
Bonus: What is the difference between random selection of participants and random assignment of participants?
300
This is the Tier 2 IRB at Iona
What is the board that reviews research that will only be presented at Iona.
Bonus: What is the Tier 1 IRB?
300
A controversial issue in the field of psychology that demonstrates how anecdotal evidence and research sometimes don't match up.
What is the issue of "do antidepressants cause suicide" or "do MMR vaccines cause autism?"
300
Funnel
What is used to refer to as a metaphor for the introduction section of the APA manuscript.
400
This is what an experiment with more than one IV is called.
What is a factorial design?
Bonus: Why do researchers sometimes include more than one IV in a study?
400
This is how a quasi-experiment and true experiment differ from one another.
What is pre-assignment to groups; no random assignment.
400
These are the three principles of the Belmont Report
What are respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.
bonus - what does beneficence mean?
400
To make informed decisions about our own health, and the types of treatments (therapies) to use when working with clients
Why is it important to understand how quantitative research is conducted?
400
Limitations about the study you conducted.
What is information that should go in the Discussion section.
500
These are variables that compete to explain the same effects.
What are confounding variables?
Bonus: Give an example of a potentially confounding variable in a study.
500
Examines a cause and effect relationship between two variables.
What is a true experiment?
500
This is when deceit may be justified.
What does a researcher do if telling the participants the true nature of the experiment may make the experiment invalid; and the experiment is low risk.
500
One converts all data to numbers to analyze with statistical tests; the other aggregates verbal data into themes
What is the difference between quantitative and qualitative research.
500
the abstract
What is a summary of the entire research study that includes a statement about the background, method, results, and implications of the study.