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| A systematic way of evaluating information to reasearch reasonable conclusions. |
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| a specific, testable, prediction that is clear a concise and precise statement of what may be true and how to know if it isn't |
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| discriptions of exact methods that will be used in the research |
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| factors that we want to manipulate and/or measure are the research (?) |
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are the numbers that represent research findings and provide the basis for research conclusions.
~Objective or subjective |
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| This is the degree to which data are stable and consistent |
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| degree to which the data accurately represent the topic being studied |
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sets of statements designed to account for, predict and (perhaps) suggest ways for controlling certain phenomena
~tentative explanations that must be tested through lots of research |
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| discriptive; involves observing behavior and analyzing it objectively. |
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| watching w/o interfering as behavior occurss in the natural environment |
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| Participation Observation |
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| Researchers actually participate in the situation, rather than just observing. |
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Examines the relationship bt two variables.
~identify significant factors that rule out others
~help make meaningful predictions |
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| Used to demonstrate a cause and effect relationship bt two factors (variables) |
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factors that is manipulated or controlled
~hypothesized to have an effect on another variable |
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~factors that are measured
~changes are dependent on level of independent variables. |
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Any variable (other than IV) that is not equivalent in all conditions
~could possible influence DV |
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subject are not exposed to IV
~Used as a comparison for evaluating effect of manipulation (IV)
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| Subjects exposed to different levels of IV |
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everyone in the group the experimenter is interested in
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| a subset of the population |
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| people conveniently available for the study |
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intensive examinations of behavior in a particular individual, group or situation
~may include tests, interviews, letters, transcipts, or other written records. |
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| use of interview or questinaire to ask peopel about their behavior, attitudes, beliefs, opinions, or intentions. |
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| people asked to provide info about themselves |
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| examines and quantifies unconscious perceptual or cognitive processes. |
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Institutional Review Boards (IRB)
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| group of trained people in colleges, universities, and research institutes who review proposed research. |
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