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Experiment correct answers The most valuable type of research is the _____
Experimental research correct answers The process of gathering data in order
to make evaluative comparisons regarding different situations
Experimenter; Random assignments correct answers An experiment must have the conditions of
treatment controlled via the _____ and _____ _____ (also called randomization) used in the
groups
Quasi-experiment correct answers In the _____ the researcher uses preexisting groups, and hence
the IV (independent variable) cannot be altered (e.g., gender or ethnicity)
Internal validity correct answers Refers to whether the DVs were truly influenced by the
experimental IVs or whether other factors had an impact
External validity correct answers Refers to whether the experimental research results can be
generalized to larger populations (i.e., other people, settings or conditions)
Factor analysis correct answers Refers to statistical procedures that use the important or
underlying "factors" in an attempt to summarize a lot of variables
Chi-square correct answers A nonparametric statistical measure that tests whether a distribution
differs significantly from an expected theoretical distribution
Oscaam's Razor, The principle of economy, and Lloyd Morgan's 1984 Canon correct answers
Exams often refer to parsimony as...? (List 3)
, Bubbles correct answers Have you ever placed a sticker on your car and tried to smooth it out?
No matter how many times you attempt to do this the sticker usually retains a few trapped air
bubbles. This analogy has often been used in conjunction with research, in the sense that flaws in
research are often called _____
Confound or flaw the experiment correct answers Variables which are undesirable...?
Are not kept out of the experiment correct answers An experiment is said to be confounded when
undesirable variables...?
Basic research correct answers Conducted to advance our understanding of theory
Applied research correct answers Conducted to advance our knowledge of how theories, skills,
and techniques can be used in terms of practical application
Does not receive the IV correct answers The control group...?
Receives the IV correct answers The experimental group...?
Quasi-experiment correct answers If you cannot randomly assign the subjects to the two groups
then your exam will consider the research a _____
30 correct answers Most experts suggest that you need at least _____ participants to conduct a
true experiment
30; 100 correct answers Correlational research requires _____ subjects per variable while a
survey should include at least _____ people
R A Fisher correct answers Hypothesis testing is most closely related to the work of _____ _____