SPCE 630 Practice Exam 1
_____________________ helps us to suggest a hypothesis or research question
and scientists systematically observe a particular phenomenon and
accurately describe their observation. - -Description
-Which level of scientific understanding refers to reliable change produced
by change in the independent variable? - -Control
-Which level of scientific understanding refers to observing the correlation
between two variables? - -Prediction
-Single case research design differs from group design in that the
participants serve as their own ______________ - -control group
-_______________________ are:
-a primary source
-authors conducted an original study
-report data - -Research papers
-_____________________ are:
-secondary sources
-summary of findings of other researchers
-useful for understanding topics - -review articles
-_______________ are:
-similar to review articles
-looks at existing research, but with statistical analysis combining results of
many different research articles. - -meta-analysis
-Articles in which researchers report the findings of original research are: - -
primary research
-Articles in which the authors summarize the findings of other researchers
are: - -review articles
-Variables manipulated by researchers are known as: - -independent
variables
, -____________ refers to the exclusive focus on the behavior of the individual
or case. and is used in single subject research designs. - -Idiographic
-________________ refers to the focus on many cases to find generalizable
laws and is used in group research designs. - -Nomothetic
-Well-designed applied research studies should: - -Include systematic study
of behaviors in typical environments.
-The committee responsible for examining proposed studies to ensure
human participant safety and ethical compliance is the: - -Institutional
Review Board
-Respect for persons, beneficence and justice are ethical principles outlined
in the _____________________. - -Belmont Report
-The same level of risk a participant would encounter in daily life is
______________________. - -minimal risk
-___________________ refers to maximizing potential benefits while minimizing
potential harm. - -Beneficence
-Articulating what is known/unknown about a topic, improving plans for
future studies and building a foundation and rationale for a study are all
________________________. - -functions of a literature review
-The _______________ section of a research article provides a detailed
operation description of how the study was conducted. - -methods
-The relevance of a study's data is outlined in the ___________________. - -
Discussion
-_____________________ recording provides a sample of behavior and an
estimate of the occurrences. - -discontinuous
-When using ___________________________ occurences of the behavior are
recorded if they happen at the end of the interval. - -Momentary time
sampling.
-Observer bias, error, and observer drift are all examples of low _________. -
-IOA
-_______________ tends to underestimate behavior occurences. - -Whole
interval recording
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