Research Methods
Data Analysis
Ethical Guidelines
General Research Terms
General Research Terms
100
This research method involves one person or group being examined.
Case Study
100
What kind of graph is this?
Bell Curve
100
Researchers cannot share the results of the study with the participant's names still attached.
Confidentiality
100
study in which the subjects do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group
Single Blind Study
100
an experiments consistency of measurement
Reliability
200
This research method involves not manipulating any variables in the research.
Naturalistic Observation
200
In an experiment, what variable should yield results?
Dependent Variable
200
Ensures that participants will not be caused distress, both physical and emotional.
Protection from Harm
200
An experiment in which neither the participant nor the researcher knows whether the participant has received the treatment or the placebo
Double Blind Study
200
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
Validity
300
This research method examines the relationship between two variable often summarized through the use of scatterplots.
Correlation Research
300
In an experiment this is added to make sure that experiments are measurable and replicable
Operational Definition
300
giving potential participants enough information about a study to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.
informed consent
300
a measure of variability that describes an average distance of every score from the mean
Standard Deviation
300
a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another
Cross Sectional Study
400
This research method is categorized by a experiment and control group as well as variable which are being manipulated in the experimental group.
Experiment
400
This represents the variable which is being applied or manipulated
Independent Variable
400
ensures the participants have the right to leave an experiment whenever they want
Withdrawal
400
in an experiment, a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect
Confounding Variable
400
a study that observes the same participants on many occasions over a long period of time
Longitudinal Study
500
a statistical method used in psychology to combine and analyze the results of multiple studies on a specific topic
Meta Analysis
500
This term refers to the groups which are involved in an experiment in which we can apply the findings to similar groups outside of the experiment.
Generalizable
500
If you use deception in your experiment, you must complete this ethical guideline to remain ethical informing the participants of what happened in the experiment.
Debriefing
500
How many sources are you given to analyze in an EBQ?
3
500
the collection of data by having people answer a series of questions
Survey