A prediction stated in such a way that it can be tested
What is a hypothesis
100
The population you would ultimately like to generalize your findings to
What is the target population
100
This type of research is characterized by a desire to understand the lived experience of a group of people
What is qualitative research
100
This type of data collection is best for very young children
What is observation
100
This type of design tracks behavioral changes in individuals and consists of three stages or components
What is single subject design
200
A variable that is causally linked to an outcome
What is an independent variable
200
These types of samples are prone to bias from many sources
What is non-probability samples
200
An article reports that there is a correlation between an individuals experience with the police and his/her attitude toward the police. This analysis suggests the study comes from a particular research tradition
What is quantitative research
200
Scales that are reliable show reliability measures (correlations between two forms, two halves, test-retest) that have this quality
What are high correlations or reliability measures
200
Telling the respondent what the study is about, the research procedures and that participation is voluntary are all part of this process
What is informed consent
300
It must be both testable and falsifiable
What is a hypotheses
300
Probability samples always include this
What is a random mechanism to select individuals from the study population
300
This design is characterized by random assignment to two groups
What is experimental design
300
A low response rate makes the use of this data collection technique impractical in some circumstances
What is a questionnaire
300
Name three ethical concerns researchers must address when conducting research with human subjects
What is Risk benefit ratio, voluntary participation, protection of information
400
When doing a literature review these are the sources you would have most confidence in
What is articles in peer reviewed journals
400
A researcher wants to find out the extent to which people in Roslyn NY know about and support harm reduction. He parks himself in a mall and asks people. How would you characterize this sample
What is an accidental non-probability sample
400
This research design is considered by many to be the gold standard and the only way to really address causation
What is Experimental design or Solomon 4 group design
400
A researcher must take the following into account when choosing a scale
What is educational level, language (eg translation), culturally appropriate
400
An evaluation that is done while a program is in progress to assess whether the implementation is as anticipated
What is a process evaluation
500
A variable that links the independent to the dependent variable in a causal chain
What is a mediating variable
500
A researcher hands out 100 questionnaires and receives 50 back. Name the term we would use for the 50 recieved
What is the sample
500
Evaluation designs that compare the same group of students before and after an intervention are not as strong as this other associational design
What is comparing students that recieve the intervention to a comparison group of similar students.
500
In order to be valid a scale must have this property
What is reliability
500
A landmark document meant to specify protections of humans participating in research