Serendipity correct answers The accidental discovery of something important. This idea involves stumbling upon something by chance.
what is "affirming the consequent"? correct answers if X, then Y, it is illogically incorrect to conclude if Y, then X
confounding variable correct answers is a ...
PSYCHOLOGY 305 NIU EXAM 1 || All Correct.
Serendipity correct answers The accidental discovery of something important. This idea involves
stumbling upon something by chance.
what is "affirming the consequent"? correct answers if X, then Y, it is illogically incorrect to
conclude if Y, then X
confounding variable correct answers is a factor that systematically varies along with the
variables we are studying and therefore provides a potential alternative explanation for our
results. (external influences that could have altered the study to get you to the current results.)
content analysis correct answers an analysis of the different types of content found within or
represented by a set of data.
cross sectional research correct answers people of different ages are compared at the same point
in time.
deductive reasoning correct answers using a general principle to reach a more specific
conclusion.
descriptive statistics correct answers Organize and summarize a set of data.
effect size correct answers A statistical measure of strength of a relation between two variables.
evidence based treatment correct answers Interventions that scientifically controlled studies have
demonstrated to be effective in treating specific conditions.
experiment correct answers the researcher manipulates one or more variables, attempts to control
extraneous factors, and then measures how the manipulated variables affect the participant's
response.
external validity correct answers concerns inferences about the generalibility of the findings
beyond the circumstances of the present study. (will the findings generalize to other
populations?)
field experiment correct answers A study in which researchers manipulate an independent
variable in a natural setting and exercise some control over extraneous factors.
field study correct answers Research in a field (real-world) setting.
hypothesis correct answers Is a tentative proposition about the causes or outcome of an event or,
more generally about how variables are related. A successful one of these is supported by the
data.
, inductive reasoning correct answers Using specific "facts" to form a general conclusion or
general principle.
inferential statistics correct answers allow researchers to draw conclusions about a population
based on data from a sample.
internal validity correct answers represents the degree to which we can confidently infer that our
study demonstrated that our variable had a causal effect on another variable. (have control on
external influences and this will be high)
law of parsimony correct answers Explanations should use the minimum number of principles
necessary to account for the greatest number of facts.
longitudinal Research correct answers the same participants are tested across different time
periods. (as they are growing up)
Mean correct answers is the arithmetic average of a distribution of scores.
Median correct answers is the midpoint of a distribution
Meta-Analysis correct answers Is a statistical procedure for combining the results of different
studies.
Mode correct answers is the most frequently occurring score in a distribution
Operational Definition correct answers the specific procedures used to measure or manipulate a
variable in a particular study.
Population correct answers Which consists of all the cases or observations of interest to us in a
given study.
Qualitative Research correct answers seeks to achieve a relatively holistic or thematic description
and understanding of behavior , primarly through the nonstatistical analysis of data.
Quantitative Research correct answers relies primarily on numerical data and numerical analysis
to describe and understand behavior.
Range correct answers Describes the highest and lowest scores in a distribution; it can also be
expressed as the distance between them.
Sample correct answers Which is a subset of cases r observations from a population.
Sequential Research Design correct answers several age cohorts are tested longitudinally.
Statistically Significant correct answers unlikely to be due to chance.
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