PSYCH 255 Intro to research FINAL
EXAM Questions and Already Passed
Answers.
consumer role importance - Answer gives producer ability to produce, consumers highlight
the outcomes of research, and we are all consumers
Producer role importance - Answer In order to consume, we have to produce
Theory-Data Cycle - Answer ask questions, design theory, create research questions, create
research design, hypothesis, data
Empiricism - Answer basing conclusions off of verifiable experiences
empirical methods - Answer statistics, five senses, questionaries, measuring instruments
empiricism is not - Answer intuition or personal experiences
probabilistic nature of research - Answer research cannot prove the outcome of every
scenario since so many variables exist, but it can predict the majority of outcomes
applied research - Answer scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
basic research - Answer pure research that aims to confirm an existing theory or to learn more
about a concept or phenomenon
translational research - Answer use of lessons from basic research to develop and test
applications to health care, psychotherapy, or other forms of treatment and intervention
operational definition - Answer how something is being measured
construct variable - Answer how something is conducted
, association claim - Answer a claim about two variables, in which the value of one variable is
said to vary systematically with the value of another variable
causal claim - Answer a claim arguing that a specific change in one variable is responsible for
influencing the value of another variable
three criteria for causation - Answer covariance, temporal precedence, internal validity
Archival Measurement - Answer a type of data that are obtained from existing records and
storage
Crohnbach's Alpha - Answer a correlation-based statistic that measures a scale's internal
reliability
principle of respect for persons - Answer indicates that people should be treated as
autonomous agents, with the right to self-determination and the freedom to participate or not
participate in research; informed consent
principle of beneficence - Answer protect participants well-being; anonymous and confidential
studys
principle of justice - Answer calls for a fair balance between the kinds of people who
participate in research and the kinds of people who benefit from it; fidelity and responsibility;
integrity
ordinal scale - Answer levels represent a ranked order, and in which distances between levels
are not equal
interval scale - Answer has no true zero; numerals represent equal intervals
ratio scale - Answer numerals have equal intervals and the value of zero truly means none
reliability - Answer consistency of measurement
EXAM Questions and Already Passed
Answers.
consumer role importance - Answer gives producer ability to produce, consumers highlight
the outcomes of research, and we are all consumers
Producer role importance - Answer In order to consume, we have to produce
Theory-Data Cycle - Answer ask questions, design theory, create research questions, create
research design, hypothesis, data
Empiricism - Answer basing conclusions off of verifiable experiences
empirical methods - Answer statistics, five senses, questionaries, measuring instruments
empiricism is not - Answer intuition or personal experiences
probabilistic nature of research - Answer research cannot prove the outcome of every
scenario since so many variables exist, but it can predict the majority of outcomes
applied research - Answer scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
basic research - Answer pure research that aims to confirm an existing theory or to learn more
about a concept or phenomenon
translational research - Answer use of lessons from basic research to develop and test
applications to health care, psychotherapy, or other forms of treatment and intervention
operational definition - Answer how something is being measured
construct variable - Answer how something is conducted
, association claim - Answer a claim about two variables, in which the value of one variable is
said to vary systematically with the value of another variable
causal claim - Answer a claim arguing that a specific change in one variable is responsible for
influencing the value of another variable
three criteria for causation - Answer covariance, temporal precedence, internal validity
Archival Measurement - Answer a type of data that are obtained from existing records and
storage
Crohnbach's Alpha - Answer a correlation-based statistic that measures a scale's internal
reliability
principle of respect for persons - Answer indicates that people should be treated as
autonomous agents, with the right to self-determination and the freedom to participate or not
participate in research; informed consent
principle of beneficence - Answer protect participants well-being; anonymous and confidential
studys
principle of justice - Answer calls for a fair balance between the kinds of people who
participate in research and the kinds of people who benefit from it; fidelity and responsibility;
integrity
ordinal scale - Answer levels represent a ranked order, and in which distances between levels
are not equal
interval scale - Answer has no true zero; numerals represent equal intervals
ratio scale - Answer numerals have equal intervals and the value of zero truly means none
reliability - Answer consistency of measurement
