CMN 102 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
What is the most important skill ranked by employers - Answer -Written communication
What are the three main reasons people perform research - Answer -1. Explain
2. Predict
3. Make a difference
General format for research - Answer -1. Abstract: General overview
2. Introduction: what has been done before and contribution
3. Method what did they do
4. Results: what did they find
5. Discussion: what did they mean
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
What does O represent in experimental research - Answer -The measurement/ survet
What does X represent in experiemental research - Answer -The message
What does R represent in experimental research - Answer -Random assignment
What is a complete participant - Answer -Has unlimited access to the subject/ example
a player on a basketball team
What is a participant as observer - Answer -Someone who is from the outside but is
invited in as a member: example: the person who wrote the book about the Indiana
basketball coach
Complete observer - Answer -observes without becoming a participant/ someone from
the complete outside/ people observed are unaware/ example: spectator at basketball
game
What is validity - Answer -It reflects the degree to which a study adequately reflects real
meaning of a phenomenon
What is external validity? - Answer -the extent to which the results of a study can be
generalized to other samples and context
internal validity - Answer -Refers to whether outcomes are a result of experimental
treatment
What is the most important skill ranked by employers - Answer -Written communication
What are the three main reasons people perform research - Answer -1. Explain
2. Predict
3. Make a difference
General format for research - Answer -1. Abstract: General overview
2. Introduction: what has been done before and contribution
3. Method what did they do
4. Results: what did they find
5. Discussion: what did they mean
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
What does O represent in experimental research - Answer -The measurement/ survet
What does X represent in experiemental research - Answer -The message
What does R represent in experimental research - Answer -Random assignment
What is a complete participant - Answer -Has unlimited access to the subject/ example
a player on a basketball team
What is a participant as observer - Answer -Someone who is from the outside but is
invited in as a member: example: the person who wrote the book about the Indiana
basketball coach
Complete observer - Answer -observes without becoming a participant/ someone from
the complete outside/ people observed are unaware/ example: spectator at basketball
game
What is validity - Answer -It reflects the degree to which a study adequately reflects real
meaning of a phenomenon
What is external validity? - Answer -the extent to which the results of a study can be
generalized to other samples and context
internal validity - Answer -Refers to whether outcomes are a result of experimental
treatment
