UBCO PSYO 252 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
applied research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-whose goal is to make
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applications to the world and contribute to the solution of social
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problem
basic research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-whose goal is to increase the
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understanding of human behavior, often by testing hypothesis based on
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a theory
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construct validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the extent to which the
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measures used in a study measure the variables they were designed to
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measure and the manipulations in an experiment manipulate the
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variables they were designed to manipulate
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bogus pipeline technique - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a procedure in which
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research participants are (falsely) led to believe that their responses will
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be verified by an infallible lie detector
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random sampling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a method of selecting
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participants for a study so that everyone in a population has an equal
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chance of being in the study
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, correlational research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-research designed to
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measure the association between variables that are not manipulated by
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the researcher
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correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a statistical measure of
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the strength and direction of the association between two variables
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confound variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an unanticipated variable
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not accounted for in a research study that could be causing or
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associated with observed changes in one or more measured variables
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independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-you manipulate (red
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wine consumption)
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dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-you measure DV (the effect
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on health)
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participant variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-variables that characterize
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pre-existing differences among participants (yourself)
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internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-random assignment is crucial
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for internal validity
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CORRECT ANSWERS
applied research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-whose goal is to make
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applications to the world and contribute to the solution of social
| | | | | | | | | | |
problem
basic research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-whose goal is to increase the
| | | | | | | | | |
understanding of human behavior, often by testing hypothesis based on
| | | | | | | | | |
a theory
|
construct validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the extent to which the
| | | | | | | | |
measures used in a study measure the variables they were designed to
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measure and the manipulations in an experiment manipulate the
| | | | | | | | |
variables they were designed to manipulate
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bogus pipeline technique - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a procedure in which
| | | | | | | | |
research participants are (falsely) led to believe that their responses will
| | | | | | | | | |
be verified by an infallible lie detector
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random sampling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a method of selecting
| | | | | | | |
participants for a study so that everyone in a population has an equal
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
chance of being in the study
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, correlational research - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-research designed to
| | | | | | |
measure the association between variables that are not manipulated by
| | | | | | | | | |
the researcher
|
correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a statistical measure of
| | | | | | | |
the strength and direction of the association between two variables
| | | | | | | | |
confound variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-an unanticipated variable
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not accounted for in a research study that could be causing or
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associated with observed changes in one or more measured variables
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independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-you manipulate (red
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wine consumption)
|
dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-you measure DV (the effect
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on health)
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participant variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-variables that characterize
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pre-existing differences among participants (yourself)
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internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-random assignment is crucial
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for internal validity
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