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PSYC 255 Exam 1 - Liberty University w/Dr. Friberg
applied research - correct answer-done with a practical problem in mind
Applied Researchers vs. Basic Researchers - correct answer-Applied researchers address
real-world problems, and basic researchers work for general understanding.
Association Claim - correct answer-argues that one level of a variable is likely to be
associated with a particular level of another variable.
availability heuristic - correct answer-things that pop up to our mind tend to guide our
thinking.
basic research - correct answer-not intended to address a specific, practical problem. the
goal is to enhance the general body of knowledge.
bias blind spot - correct answer-the belief that we are unlikely to fall prey to other bias.
Casual claim - correct answer-argues that one of the variables (in an association claim) is
responsible for changing the other.
categorical variables - correct answer-categories
Claim - correct answer-an argument that someone is trying to make.
Components of an Empirical Journal Article - correct answer-Abstract
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
References
Conceptual Definitions - correct answer-conceptual variables that are defined on a
theoretical level.
Conceptual variables - correct answer-abstract concepts; sometimes called a construct.
Confederate - correct answer-actor playing a specific role for the experimenter.
confirmation bias - correct answer-the tendency to only look at information that agrees with
what we already believe.
Confounds - correct answer-alternative explanations to real-world situations.
, Constant - correct answer-something that could potentially vary, but that has only one level
in the study of question.
Construct Validity - correct answer-refers to how well a conceptual variable is
operationalized.
Consumer-of-research skills - correct answer-Having good consumer-of-research skills
means being able to evaluate the evidence behind claims and making better, more informed
decisions by asking the right questions.
content validity - correct answer-subjective judgement; a measure must capture all parts of a
defined construct
convergent validity & divergent validity - correct answer-
Correlate - correct answer-variables that are associated.
correlation coefficient - correct answer-to indicate how close the dots on a scatterplot are to
a line drawn through them.
Correlational Study - correct answer-a study where the variables are measured and the
relationship between them is tested.
covariance - correct answer-the extent to which two variables are observed to go together.
criterion validity - correct answer-evaluates whether the measure under consideration is
associated with a concrete behavioral outcome that it should be associated with, according
to the conceptual definition.
Cronbach's alpha - correct answer-correlation based statistic to see if their measurement
scales have internal reliability.
Data - correct answer-set of observations
data fabrication - correct answer-instead of recording what really happened in a study,
researchers invent at a to fit their hypothesis
data falsification - correct answer-occurs when researchers influence a study's results
debriefed - correct answer-interviews after studies to inform participants about the study's
hypothesis.
dependent variable - correct answer-measured
empirical journal articles - correct answer-the results of a research study.
Empiricism - correct answer-using evidence from our senses or from instruments that assist
senses as the basis for conclusions.
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