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MC 295 Exam 1 with 100% sure answersTheory - Answers:a set of systematically related statements about relationships among
concepts with the purpose of explaining some phenomenon
-theories are abstract, aim to explain, and are tested by deriving testable hypotheses
and theories
-ex: theory of planned behavior
concept - Answers:an abstraction that describes a portion of reality
ex) education, socio-economic status
variable - Answers:things (attitude, behavior, etc.) that change from unit to unit (person,
social group, unit of content)
hypothesis - Answers:statement about relationships between variables, less abstract
than theories and are meant to be tested
properties of good theories - Answers:testable
supported by evidence
general
simple
why do we need theory? - Answers:to explain phenomena, guide us to interesting
questions, integrate empirical findings, tell us when a relationship holds and when it
doesn't
types of research: - Answers:experiments
observational studies
meta-analyses
surveys
content-analyses
experiments - Answers:-study where researcher manipulates levels of an independent
variable to determine effects on a dependent variable
how do observational studies and experiments contrast? - Answers:observational
studies: researchers do not manipulate levels of the independent variable and instead
rely on observing variables as they occur naturally
observational studies - Answers:-researchers observe and measure important variables
-studies used to describe important variables or explore relationships between variables
meta-analyses - Answers:researchers create a quantitative summary of a number of
prior studies
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