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PSY 285 Final
PSY 285 Final
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
05/07/2014

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nonsystematic sources
Definition
sources for research ideas that present themselves in an unpredictable manner; a concerted attempt attempt to locate researchable ideas has not been made
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serendipity
Definition
a situation in which one phenomenon is sought but something else is found
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systematic sources
Definition
thoroughly examined, carefully thought out sources for research topics
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confirmability
Definition
the extent to which the qualitative research report is accurate, unbiased, and can be confirmed by others
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dependability
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the extent to which the researcher believes that the same results would be produced if the study were replicated
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credibility
Definition
the accuracy of the identification and description of the subject of the study
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transferability
Definition
the extent to which the results of a qualitative research project can be generalized to other settings and groups
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ethnographic inquiry
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research in the goal is to learn about a culture or some aspect of a culture fromt he perspective of the members of that culture
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descriptive research methods
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research methods that do not involve the manipulation of any variable by the researcher
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hawthorne effect
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aka the reactance or reactivity effect
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ex post facto research
Definition
a study in which the variables to be studied are selected after they have occured
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descriptive survey
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seekd to determine the percentage of the population that has a certain characteristic, holds a particular opinion, or engages in a particular behavior
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analytic survey
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seeks to determine the relevant variables and how they are related
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validity
Definition
the extent to which a test or inventory measures what it is supposed to measure
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content validity
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the extent to which test items actually represent the type of material they are supposed to represent.
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interrater reliability
Definition
degree of agreement among judges concerning the type of material they are supposed to represent
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concurrent validity
Definition
degree to which the score on a test or inventory corresponds with another measure of the designated trait.
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criterion validity
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established by comparing the score on a test or inventory with a future score on another test or inventory
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reliability
Definition
extent to which a test or inventory is consistent in its evaluation of the same individuals
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achievement test
Definition
designed to evaluate an individuals level of mastery or competence
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aptitude test
Definition
designed to assess an individuals potential ability or skill in a particular job
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empirical
Definition
objectively quantifiabke observations
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synthetic statement
Definition
statements that can be true or false
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analytic statement
Definition
statements that are always true
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principle of falsifiability
Definition
results not in accord with the research hypothesis are taken as evidence that this hypothesis is false.
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constancy
Definition
a control by which an extraneous variabe is reduced to a single value that is experienced by all participants.
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balancing
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a control procedure that achieves group equality by distributing extraneous variables equally to all groups
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precedent
Definition
an established pattern
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power
Definition
the probablity that a statistical test will be signicant
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rosenthal effect
Definition
the result when an experimenters preconceived idea of appropriate responding influences the treatment of participants and their behavior
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etic
Definition
a finding that is the same in different cultures
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emic
Definition
a culture-specific finding
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reactive measures
Definition
DV measurements that actually change the DV being measured
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non-reactive measures
Definition
DV measurements that do not influence the DV being measured
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statistical regression
Definition
a threat to internal validity that occurs when low scorers improve or scorers fall on a second administration of a test solely as a result of statistical reasons
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reactive arrangements
Definition
a threat to external validity caused by an experimental situation that alters participants behavior, regardless of the IV involved
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variance
Definition
a single # represents the total amount of variation in a distribution; also the square root of the st. dev.
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st. dev.
Definition
square root of the variance; has important relations to the normal curve
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