How children develop chapter 1
Flashcards
How Children Develop 7th edition Chapter 1
Exam based Question and correct answers
Validity - ✔✔✔The degree to which a test measures what is intended to measure
Internal validity - ✔✔✔The degree to which effects observed within experiments can be attributed to the
variables that the researcher intentionally manipulated
External validity - ✔✔✔The degree to which results can be generalized beyond the particulars of the
research
Structured interview - ✔✔✔A research procedure in which all participants are asked to answer the same
questions
Clinical interview - ✔✔✔A procedure in which questions are adjusted in accord with the answers the
interviewee provides
Naturalistic observation - ✔✔✔Examination of ongoing behavior in an environment not controlled by the
researcher
Structured observation - ✔✔✔A method that involves presenting an identical situation to each child and
recording the child's behavior
Correlational designs - ✔✔✔Studies intended to indicate how variables are related to each other
Correlation coefficient - ✔✔✔A statistic that indicates the direction and strength of a correlation
Direction of causation problem - ✔✔✔The concept that a correlation between two variables does not
indicate which, if either, variable is the cause of the other
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Flashcards
How Children Develop 7th edition Chapter 1
Exam based Question and correct answers
Validity - ✔✔✔The degree to which a test measures what is intended to measure
Internal validity - ✔✔✔The degree to which effects observed within experiments can be attributed to the
variables that the researcher intentionally manipulated
External validity - ✔✔✔The degree to which results can be generalized beyond the particulars of the
research
Structured interview - ✔✔✔A research procedure in which all participants are asked to answer the same
questions
Clinical interview - ✔✔✔A procedure in which questions are adjusted in accord with the answers the
interviewee provides
Naturalistic observation - ✔✔✔Examination of ongoing behavior in an environment not controlled by the
researcher
Structured observation - ✔✔✔A method that involves presenting an identical situation to each child and
recording the child's behavior
Correlational designs - ✔✔✔Studies intended to indicate how variables are related to each other
Correlation coefficient - ✔✔✔A statistic that indicates the direction and strength of a correlation
Direction of causation problem - ✔✔✔The concept that a correlation between two variables does not
indicate which, if either, variable is the cause of the other
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