Research Methods 1

Research Methods 1

-Need for Research

-The Scientific Method

Check for Understanding

-if you have notes, get them ready!

[you SHOULD have notes]

Multiple Choice

"Monday Morning Quarterbacks" rarely act surprised about the outcome of weekend football games. Their tendency to believe they knew how the game would turn out is explained by

• overconfidence.

• hindsight bias.

• intuition.

• illusory correlation.

• theory

Multiple Choice

George believes his driving skills are superior to his peers so he takes unnecessary risks while driving. His behavior best illustrates

• critical thinking

• overconfidence

• hindsight bias

• a hypothesis

• humility

Poll

Is Reno, Nevada EAST or WEST of Los Angeles, California?

• East

• West

West

Poll

Is Detroit, Michigan EAST or WEST of Atlanta, Georgia?

• East

• West

East

Poll

Is Rome, Italy NORTH or SOUTH of New York City?

• North

• South

North

Reviewing the Scientific Method

​The Scientific Attitudie

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​*Humility

​*Skepticism

​*Curiosity

Multiple Choice

A hypothesis is

• always supported by facts

• a testable prediction

• a collection of research which supports an idea

Multiple Choice

If a hypothesis is supported by the outcome of an experiment, it becomes a fact.

• True

• False

Additional Related Vocabulary

• operational definition: the specific procedures used to define the research variables (what are the variables? how are they measured?)

• replicate: repeating the same principles of a research study to see if same outcomes occur with different participants and circumstances

• _{clear operational definitions leads to a better chance of replication}

Multiple Choice

A vaccine study for Covid-19 defines that the injection contains 5 micrograms of antibodies. In this case, 5 micrograms is

• operationally defined

• the dependent variable

• a hypothesis

Multiple Choice

Dr. Jones designs an experiment based on a previous study to see if the outcomes are similar. What process is Dr. Jones using?

• operational definitions

• a theory

• replication