Research Methods
Research Continued
Data Analysis
Ethical Guidelines
Perspectives
100
What type of research method relies on numerical data?
Quantitative methods
100
In a study on how chair comfy-ness affects test scores, what is the independent variable?
chair comfy-ness
100
What kind of graph is this?
Normal Distribution / Bell Curve
100
True or False: Researchers can share the results of the study with the participant's names still attached.
FALSE! Confidentiality
100
Alvin has trouble with memory due to his abnormally small hippocampus. This is most likely the _____________ perspective.
biological
200
Surveys, case studies, meta-analysis are examples of...
Non-Experimental Methods
200
What type of bias describes how a researcher looks back and thinks they should have known how the results would turn out?
Hindsight Bias
200
In an experiment, what variable represents the measured results?
Dependent Variable
200
Which ethic ensures that participants will not be caused distress, both physical and emotional.
Protection from Harm
200
Adam chose to marry Cindy because her wide hips indicate she will bear healthy children. Which perspective is Adam using?
evolutionary
300
If a population is all those in a group being studied, what is the group of people actually used in a study?
Sample
300
What is the difference between random assignment and random sampling?
random assignment: randomly assigning participants to treatment or non treatment group
random sampling: everyone in the population has an equal chance of being in the study.
300
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How would you describe the trend in this graph?
Negative Correlation
300
giving potential participants enough information about a study to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.
informed consent
300
Ms. Morris believes that students are motivated to act out in class by their unmet needs in esteem and belonging. Which perspective is she using?
humanistic
400
What is the purpose of an Operational Definition?
To clarify ambiguous terms so that you can replicate the experiment
400
What is the difference between a cross-sectional and longitudinal study?
Cross sectional: study multiple age groups at once
Longitudinal: follow one cohort over a period of time
400
Calculate the mean of this data set:
5, 0, 4, 5, 1
3
400
Who do you need to get approval from to conduct an experiment?
Institutional Review Board via the APA
400
Tina is convinced that she will never be able to overcome her fear of spiders. Every time she sees one, she thinks it will eat her. Which perspective describes her fear?
cognitive
500
What components make a research method Experimental?
Random Assignment of Groups
A manipulated independent variable
500
Which types of bias are removed via a double blind study?
participant and experimenter bias
500
In a positively skewed graph, what is the order, from left to right, of the mean, median, and mode?
Mode, mean, median
500
If you use deception in your experiment, you must complete this ethical guideline to remain ethical.
Debrief
500
The Smiths trained their dog not to leave their yard by using an invisible fence that delivers low level shocks if the dog passes it. Which perspective describes how the dog learns to stay in the yard?
behavioral