Exam 2: Research Methods

The seminal text Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs for Research was written by whom

What is one difference between a t-test and an ANOVA

Select the data for which a t-test would be the most appropriate statistic.

The Three Faces of Eve (a psychiatric exploration of a woman's dissociative identity disorder) would be considered to be what type of research

Statistical significance means that a pattern of data likely didn't happen by chance.

When people say that participants are WEIRD, they are concerned with what issue

Define quasi-experiment and explain how it differs from a true experiment and a correlational design.

Last week Maria took a personality test which told her she was highly extraverted. This week she took the same test and it told her she was extremely introverted. What does this test likely lack

What is it called when people change their behavior because they are being observed

Which design is the best at showing change resulting from the independent variable

What is consistence of measurement, over time or multiple testing occasions

Applied researchers focus exclusively on theory.

Which is the extent to which results of any single study could apply to other people or settings

Which is the best way to begin scientific research

Sanjay scored 100% on a written test on how to insert an IV. But when attempting to insert an IV in a patient's veins, he made several attempts before succeeding. What does the written test lack

Sample diversity decreases external validity.

What is the definition for p value

Which is the best reason to use a quasi-experimental design

Which test design skips preliminary measurements and only measures effects of the independent variable

A negative correlation describes when two variables trend downward together.