CMN 102 EXAM #1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Top 8 skills rated as important by employers - Answer -1. communication skills
2. honesty/integrity
3. interpersonal skills
4. motivation/initiative
5. strong work ethic
6. teamwork skills
7. computer skills
8. analytical stills
What percent of communication graduates secured a first destination? - Answer -95%
What percent of communication graduates are employed? - Answer -73%
What percent of communication graduates continue their education? - Answer -23%
Reasons scientists perform research - Answer -1. Explain
2. Predict
3. Make a difference
Variable - Answer -Any concept that can have two or more values
Automobiles, political orientation, ethnicity, attitude and behavior are all examples of
what? - Answer -A variable
conceptual definition - Answer -a statement that describes a concept in terms of its
theoretical concept
operational definition - Answer -A statement that describes a concept in terms of its
observable characteristics or behaviors
Conceptually define anger - Answer -Emotional state of displeasure
Operationally define anger - Answer -1-7 scale of anger
Hypothesis - Answer -A testable prediction between two or more variables
Research question - Answer -the question about your topic you seek to answer
confounding variable - Answer -Obscure the relationship between two measured
variables (ie; personal experience, age)
independent variable - Answer -The experimental factor that is manipulated; the
variable whose effect is being studied. (Doesn't change, the cause)
, dependent variable - Answer -The outcome factor; the variable that may change in
response to manipulations of the independent variable.
How is experimental research characterized? - Answer -A controlled test of a cause-
and-effect relationship between variables
experimental research anatomy O, X, R - Answer --O= observation/measurement
(survey)
-X= Message
-R= Random assignment
one-shot case study design - Answer -pre-experimental design with no pretest
observations, no control group, and an after measurement only. X O (bad design)
pretest-posttest control group design - Answer -an experimental design in which the
dependent variable is measured both before and after manipulation of the independent
variable
Group 1: RO1 XO2
Group 2: RO1 O2
posttest-only control group design - Answer -an experimental design in which the
dependent variable is measured after the manipulation of the independent variable
Group 1: R X O1
Group 2: R O1
Solomon Four Design - Answer -Group 1: RO1 X O2
Group 2: RO1 O2
Group 3: R X O1
Group 4: R O1
Groups 1+2 are a pretext
Groups 3+4 are a post test
*allows you to see if pretext holds a pretext bias or not (best design)
descriptive research - Answer -Research occurring within a naturalistic setting
Pros of Experimental Research - Answer -Randomization
Data
Evaluation
Cause + effect
Controlled effect
Quantitative data
Top 8 skills rated as important by employers - Answer -1. communication skills
2. honesty/integrity
3. interpersonal skills
4. motivation/initiative
5. strong work ethic
6. teamwork skills
7. computer skills
8. analytical stills
What percent of communication graduates secured a first destination? - Answer -95%
What percent of communication graduates are employed? - Answer -73%
What percent of communication graduates continue their education? - Answer -23%
Reasons scientists perform research - Answer -1. Explain
2. Predict
3. Make a difference
Variable - Answer -Any concept that can have two or more values
Automobiles, political orientation, ethnicity, attitude and behavior are all examples of
what? - Answer -A variable
conceptual definition - Answer -a statement that describes a concept in terms of its
theoretical concept
operational definition - Answer -A statement that describes a concept in terms of its
observable characteristics or behaviors
Conceptually define anger - Answer -Emotional state of displeasure
Operationally define anger - Answer -1-7 scale of anger
Hypothesis - Answer -A testable prediction between two or more variables
Research question - Answer -the question about your topic you seek to answer
confounding variable - Answer -Obscure the relationship between two measured
variables (ie; personal experience, age)
independent variable - Answer -The experimental factor that is manipulated; the
variable whose effect is being studied. (Doesn't change, the cause)
, dependent variable - Answer -The outcome factor; the variable that may change in
response to manipulations of the independent variable.
How is experimental research characterized? - Answer -A controlled test of a cause-
and-effect relationship between variables
experimental research anatomy O, X, R - Answer --O= observation/measurement
(survey)
-X= Message
-R= Random assignment
one-shot case study design - Answer -pre-experimental design with no pretest
observations, no control group, and an after measurement only. X O (bad design)
pretest-posttest control group design - Answer -an experimental design in which the
dependent variable is measured both before and after manipulation of the independent
variable
Group 1: RO1 XO2
Group 2: RO1 O2
posttest-only control group design - Answer -an experimental design in which the
dependent variable is measured after the manipulation of the independent variable
Group 1: R X O1
Group 2: R O1
Solomon Four Design - Answer -Group 1: RO1 X O2
Group 2: RO1 O2
Group 3: R X O1
Group 4: R O1
Groups 1+2 are a pretext
Groups 3+4 are a post test
*allows you to see if pretext holds a pretext bias or not (best design)
descriptive research - Answer -Research occurring within a naturalistic setting
Pros of Experimental Research - Answer -Randomization
Data
Evaluation
Cause + effect
Controlled effect
Quantitative data
