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an answer Observation 2 Systematic Observation
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an answer Observation 2 Systematic Observation
Systematic Observation
Naturalistic Observation 3 Participant Observation Observing 4
Recording behavior Content
under Analysis
controlled
in a natural conditions,
setting, typically
yielding high yielding
external high internal validity.
validity.
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Case StudyObservation
Systematic
Naturalistic Observation 3 Participant Observation Intensive study
Recording
Observing 4 1-3Content
of
behavior under Analysis
inindividuals, useful
controlled
a natural for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare oryielding
typically
high unusual
external behavior.
high
validity. internal validity.
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Correlational
Case
Systematic
Naturalistic Study
StudyObservation
Observation 3 Participant Observation Examines study
Intensive
Recording
Observing variable4
of 1-3
behavior Content Analysis
relationships
inindividuals,
under and
controlled
a natural direction/strength
useful for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding high without
rare establishing
oryielding
typically unusual
external causation.
behavior.
high
validity. internal validity.
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Experiment
Correlational
Case
Systematic
Naturalistic Study
StudyObservation
Observation Manipulates
Examines
Intensive
Recording
Observing an of
IV,1-3
variable
study
behaviormeasures
relationshipsa DV,
inindividuals,
under
a natural and
and
useful
controlled controls
for extraneous
direction/strength
studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare factors
without
oryielding
typically
high unusual
external to infer
establishing
behavior.
high
validity. causation.
causation.
internal validity.
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Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational
Case Study
StudyObservation Compares groups without random assignment or true manipulation of an IV.
Manipulates
Examines
Intensive an of
IV,1-3
variable measures
relationshipsa DV, and
and controls extraneous
direction/strength factors
without to infer
establishing causation.
causation.
Systematic
Naturalistic
Question: Observation Observingstudy
Recording
Answer: behavior inindividuals,
under
a natural useful
controlled for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare oryielding
typically
high unusual
external behavior.
high
validity. internal validity.
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Nominal ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational
Case Study Measurement
Compares
Manipulates
Examines
Intensive anscale
groups with
without
IV,1-3
variable
study of measuresnonordered
random
relationshipsa DV, and
and qualitative
assignment
controlsorcategories,
true
extraneous
direction/strength such
manipulation
factors
without asto
gender
of infer
establishing or race.
aninternal
IV.
causation.
causation.
Systematic
Naturalistic Observation
Observation Recording
Observing behavior inindividuals,
under useful
controlled
a natural for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare oryielding
typically
high unusual
external behavior.
high
validity. validity.
Ordinal Scale
Nominal ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational Measurement scale with ordered
Compares
Manipulates
Examines groups
an of without
IV,1-3
variable measures categories
nonordered
random
relationshipsa DV, and
and where
qualitative
assignment spacing between
categories,
controlsorextraneous
direction/strength values or
such as gender
true manipulation
factors
without is unequal.
of
to race.
aninternal
infer
establishing IV.
causation.
causation.
Case Study
Systematic
Naturalistic
Question: Observation
Observation Intensive study
Recording
Observing
Answer: behavior inindividuals,
under useful
controlled
a natural for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare oryielding
typically
high unusual
external behavior.
high
validity. validity.
Ordinal
Nominal Scale
ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational Measurement
Comparesstudy
Manipulates
Examines anscale
groups with ordered
IV,1-3
variable nonordered
without
measures random
a DV,
relationships categories
and assignment
and where
qualitative
controlsor spacing
categories,
true between
such
manipulation
extraneous
direction/strength asto
factors
without ofvalues
gender is unequal.
or
aninternal
infer
establishingIV. race.
causation.
causation.
Case Study
Systematic Observation Intensive
Recording of
behavior individuals,
under useful
controlled for studying
conditions, rare
typicallyoryielding
unusual behavior.
high validity.
Ordinal
Nominal Scale
ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment Measurement scale with ordered categories where spacing between values is unequal.
Measurement
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groups with nonordered
without
IV,1-3
measures random
a DV, qualitative
assignment
and controlsorcategories,
true such
manipulation
extraneous asto
gender
of an IV.or race.
Correlational
Case Study
Question: Examines
Intensive
Answer: variable
study of relationships and
individuals, direction/strength
useful for studying rare or factors
without
unusual infer
establishing causation.
causation.
behavior.
Ordinal Scale
Nominal ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational Measurement
Manipulates
Examines anscale
Comparesvariable
groups with ordered
without random
IV, relationships
measures a DV,categories
nonordered
andassignment
and where
qualitative
controls or spacing
categories,
true between
such
manipulation
extraneous
direction/strength asto
factors
without ofvalues
gender
an IV.
infer
establishing is unequal.
or race.
causation.
causation.
Ordinal
NominalScale
Scale
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment Measurement
Compares anscale
groups
Manipulates with ordered
IV, without
measures a DV,categories
nonordered
random assignment
and where
qualitative
controls or spacing
categories,
true between
such asto
manipulation
extraneous factors ofvalues
gender
an IV.
infer is unequal.
or race.
causation.
Question: Answer:
Ordinal Scale
Nominal Scale
Quasi-Experiment Measurement
Compares groups with ordered
scalewithout randomcategories
nonordered where
qualitative
assignment spacing
orcategories,
true between values
such as of
manipulation gender is unequal.
an IV.or race.
Ordinal Scale
Nominal Scale Measurement scale with ordered categories
nonordered where
qualitative spacing between
categories, values or
such as gender is unequal.
race.
Question: Answer:
Ordinal Scale Measurement scale with ordered categories where spacing between values is unequal.
Question: Answer:
Interval Scale Measurement scale with equally spaced numerical values but no meaningful zero.
Ratio Scale
Interval Scale Measurement scale with equally spaced values andvalues
numerical a true but
meaningful zero point.
no meaningful zero.
Question: Answer:
Independent
Ratio Scale Variable (IV) The variable directly
Measurement manipulated
scale with by the values
equally spaced researcher
and aintrue
an experiment.
meaningful zero point.
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable(DV)
(IV) The variable directly
measured or tested to
manipulated byassess the effectinofan
the researcher the IV.
experiment.
Construct Validity
Dependent Variable (DV) degree to
The variable which a measure
measured or testedaccurately assesses
to assess the effectthe theoretical
of the IV. variable intended.
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Observation 2 typically
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Observation 2 typically
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Observation
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Analysis4
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Observation 2 typically
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Observation
3 Participant Observation 4 Content Analysis
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an answer Observation 2 Systematic Observation
Naturalistic Observation 3 Participant Observation 4
Observing behavior Content Analysis
in a natural setting, yielding high external validity.
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1 Naturalistic
an answer Observation 2 Systematic Observation
Systematic Observation
Naturalistic Observation 3 Participant Observation Observing 4
Recording behavior Content
under Analysis
controlled
in a natural conditions,
setting, typically
yielding high yielding
external high internal validity.
validity.
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Case StudyObservation
Systematic
Naturalistic Observation 3 Participant Observation Intensive study
Recording
Observing 4 1-3Content
of
behavior under Analysis
inindividuals, useful
controlled
a natural for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare oryielding
typically
high unusual
external behavior.
high
validity. internal validity.
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Correlational
Case
Systematic
Naturalistic Study
StudyObservation
Observation 3 Participant Observation Examines study
Intensive
Recording
Observing variable4
of 1-3
behavior Content Analysis
relationships
inindividuals,
under and
controlled
a natural direction/strength
useful for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding high without
rare establishing
oryielding
typically unusual
external causation.
behavior.
high
validity. internal validity.
Question: Answer:
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Experiment
Correlational
Case
Systematic
Naturalistic Study
StudyObservation
Observation Manipulates
Examines
Intensive
Recording
Observing an of
IV,1-3
variable
study
behaviormeasures
relationshipsa DV,
inindividuals,
under
a natural and
and
useful
controlled controls
for extraneous
direction/strength
studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare factors
without
oryielding
typically
high unusual
external to infer
establishing
behavior.
high
validity. causation.
causation.
internal validity.
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Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational
Case Study
StudyObservation Compares groups without random assignment or true manipulation of an IV.
Manipulates
Examines
Intensive an of
IV,1-3
variable measures
relationshipsa DV, and
and controls extraneous
direction/strength factors
without to infer
establishing causation.
causation.
Systematic
Naturalistic
Question: Observation Observingstudy
Recording
Answer: behavior inindividuals,
under
a natural useful
controlled for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare oryielding
typically
high unusual
external behavior.
high
validity. internal validity.
Terms in this set (33)
Nominal ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational
Case Study Measurement
Compares
Manipulates
Examines
Intensive anscale
groups with
without
IV,1-3
variable
study of measuresnonordered
random
relationshipsa DV, and
and qualitative
assignment
controlsorcategories,
true
extraneous
direction/strength such
manipulation
factors
without asto
gender
of infer
establishing or race.
aninternal
IV.
causation.
causation.
Systematic
Naturalistic Observation
Observation Recording
Observing behavior inindividuals,
under useful
controlled
a natural for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare oryielding
typically
high unusual
external behavior.
high
validity. validity.
Ordinal Scale
Nominal ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational Measurement scale with ordered
Compares
Manipulates
Examines groups
an of without
IV,1-3
variable measures categories
nonordered
random
relationshipsa DV, and
and where
qualitative
assignment spacing between
categories,
controlsorextraneous
direction/strength values or
such as gender
true manipulation
factors
without is unequal.
of
to race.
aninternal
infer
establishing IV.
causation.
causation.
Case Study
Systematic
Naturalistic
Question: Observation
Observation Intensive study
Recording
Observing
Answer: behavior inindividuals,
under useful
controlled
a natural for studying
conditions,
setting, yielding rare oryielding
typically
high unusual
external behavior.
high
validity. validity.
Ordinal
Nominal Scale
ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational Measurement
Comparesstudy
Manipulates
Examines anscale
groups with ordered
IV,1-3
variable nonordered
without
measures random
a DV,
relationships categories
and assignment
and where
qualitative
controlsor spacing
categories,
true between
such
manipulation
extraneous
direction/strength asto
factors
without ofvalues
gender is unequal.
or
aninternal
infer
establishingIV. race.
causation.
causation.
Case Study
Systematic Observation Intensive
Recording of
behavior individuals,
under useful
controlled for studying
conditions, rare
typicallyoryielding
unusual behavior.
high validity.
Ordinal
Nominal Scale
ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment Measurement scale with ordered categories where spacing between values is unequal.
Measurement
Compares
Manipulates anscale
groups with nonordered
without
IV,1-3
measures random
a DV, qualitative
assignment
and controlsorcategories,
true such
manipulation
extraneous asto
gender
of an IV.or race.
Correlational
Case Study
Question: Examines
Intensive
Answer: variable
study of relationships and
individuals, direction/strength
useful for studying rare or factors
without
unusual infer
establishing causation.
causation.
behavior.
Ordinal Scale
Nominal ScaleStudy
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment
Correlational Measurement
Manipulates
Examines anscale
Comparesvariable
groups with ordered
without random
IV, relationships
measures a DV,categories
nonordered
andassignment
and where
qualitative
controls or spacing
categories,
true between
such
manipulation
extraneous
direction/strength asto
factors
without ofvalues
gender
an IV.
infer
establishing is unequal.
or race.
causation.
causation.
Ordinal
NominalScale
Scale
Quasi-Experiment
Experiment Measurement
Compares anscale
groups
Manipulates with ordered
IV, without
measures a DV,categories
nonordered
random assignment
and where
qualitative
controls or spacing
categories,
true between
such asto
manipulation
extraneous factors ofvalues
gender
an IV.
infer is unequal.
or race.
causation.
Question: Answer:
Ordinal Scale
Nominal Scale
Quasi-Experiment Measurement
Compares groups with ordered
scalewithout randomcategories
nonordered where
qualitative
assignment spacing
orcategories,
true between values
such as of
manipulation gender is unequal.
an IV.or race.
Ordinal Scale
Nominal Scale Measurement scale with ordered categories
nonordered where
qualitative spacing between
categories, values or
such as gender is unequal.
race.
Question: Answer:
Ordinal Scale Measurement scale with ordered categories where spacing between values is unequal.
Question: Answer:
Interval Scale Measurement scale with equally spaced numerical values but no meaningful zero.
Ratio Scale
Interval Scale Measurement scale with equally spaced values andvalues
numerical a true but
meaningful zero point.
no meaningful zero.
Question: Answer:
Independent
Ratio Scale Variable (IV) The variable directly
Measurement manipulated
scale with by the values
equally spaced researcher
and aintrue
an experiment.
meaningful zero point.
Dependent Variable
Independent Variable(DV)
(IV) The variable directly
measured or tested to
manipulated byassess the effectinofan
the researcher the IV.
experiment.
Construct Validity
Dependent Variable (DV) degree to
The variable which a measure
measured or testedaccurately assesses
to assess the effectthe theoretical
of the IV. variable intended.
