Descriptive Research
Knowledge Based
What is Basic Research?
Number representing the strength of relationships.
What is "r" the Correlation Coefficient?
Definition of variable in terms of precisely how it is manipulated.
What is Operational Definitions?
Table with how many times an answer shows up.
What is Frequency Distribution?
General Principle
What is Do No Harm?
Finding Solutions
What is Applied Research?
Closer data is to _ or _, the stronger the relation.
What is 1 or -1?
Participants are determined beforehand which group they will be in.
Graph that shows how many ties an answer shows up.
What is a Histogram?
Participants must sign this before they participate.
What is Informed Connect.
Observations in natural/native environments with no attempts to intervene.
What is Naturalistic Observation (Technique)?
Graph where both variables are increasing or decreasing.
What is Positive?
Participants don't know which experimental group they are in. (experimental or controlled groups)
What is Single-Blind Studies
How far a peace of data is from the mean.
What is Standard Deviation?
participants must know that they can _ _ at any time.
What is Discontinuing Participation?
Those who are observers in the study may unconsciously skew observations to fit their research goals or expectations.
What is Observer Bias, "Research Bias"?
Graph where one line is going up and one is going down
What is Negative?
Differences from controlled and experimental groups other than those resulting from the independent variable, resulting from imperfect experimental control.
What is Confounding Variables, "Lurking"?
Diagram that is Skewed Left.
What is Negative Skew?
Information of participants is to remain...
What is Confidential?
When people know they are being watched, they will be less likely to behave naturally.
What is Hawthorne Effect, "Observer Effect"?
Graph where there is no relationship between the two variables.
What is Illusory Correlation?
An individuals who seem to be participants, but in reality are part of the research team.
What is a Confederate?
Diagram that is Skewed Right.
What is Positive Skew?
Deception is allowed, but it can't be...
What is Harmful?