Research Methods and Statistics Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
What determines whether a field of study is a science? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Method, NOT content | |
What approach must science take when researching? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Empirical.
Empirical Approach? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Relies on direct
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observation and experimentation. | |
What is the independent variable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The thing
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that gets manipulated by the researcher. What determines the
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dependent variable. |
What is the dependent variable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The outcome.
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The result of the independent variable.Measures of behavior used by
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researcher to assess effects of IV
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What is applied research? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Research that
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desires to make a difference. Real life application
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, What is basic research? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Research conducted
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for the sake of finding out about human behavior, but doesn't have the
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ultimate goal of helping humanity. Much more controlled than applied
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research.
Why would something be considered "scientific"? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-empirically based knowledge on direct observation and | | | | | | |
experimentation.
Observation: Scientific - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Systematic and
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controlled. Keeping some variables constant while varying others,
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allowing clearer understanding
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Observation: Non-scientific - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Casual and
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uncontrolled. Assumptions made from examples | | | |
Operational Definitions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Should be clear so it
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can be replicated by someone.
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Operationalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Specific way a variable is | | | | | | | |
defined in a study. | | |
Questions With Correct Answers
What determines whether a field of study is a science? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Method, NOT content | |
What approach must science take when researching? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Empirical.
Empirical Approach? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Relies on direct
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observation and experimentation. | |
What is the independent variable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The thing
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that gets manipulated by the researcher. What determines the
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dependent variable. |
What is the dependent variable? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The outcome.
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The result of the independent variable.Measures of behavior used by
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researcher to assess effects of IV
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What is applied research? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Research that
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desires to make a difference. Real life application
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, What is basic research? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Research conducted
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for the sake of finding out about human behavior, but doesn't have the
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ultimate goal of helping humanity. Much more controlled than applied
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research.
Why would something be considered "scientific"? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-empirically based knowledge on direct observation and | | | | | | |
experimentation.
Observation: Scientific - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Systematic and
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controlled. Keeping some variables constant while varying others,
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allowing clearer understanding
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Observation: Non-scientific - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Casual and
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uncontrolled. Assumptions made from examples | | | |
Operational Definitions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Should be clear so it
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can be replicated by someone.
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Operationalization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Specific way a variable is | | | | | | | |
defined in a study. | | |
