Methods 1.1

Research is described in terms of its _______________________.

• aim

• procedure

• results

• findings

• all of the above

The sample type matters to the findings.

• true

• false

Ethical guidelines are important to follow when carrying out research in order to protect their participants.

• true

• false

A study is valid when

• when you do the study correctly

• when you follow the ethical guidelines

• your findings truly represent the phenomenon you are claiming to measure.

• when you do no harm

A study is reliable when

• when you like the results

• when you have followed ethical standards

• you have read the briefing and debriefing to the participants

• it can be replicated and produces stable and consistent results

Define target population

• people who do target practice

• the population of people who need help

• the people who are a pain to society

• a specific group of people whom they are interested in for the study

Define falsifiable

• the theory or study can be proven

• when things are false

• when there is internal validity

• when there is reliability

For a study to be considered legit it should be

• replicated with the similar results

• valid

• ethical

• all of the above

define the independent variable

• the variable that you manipulate in an experiment

• the participants are varied

• the answers given come in varying degrees

define the dependent variable

• it depends

• how dependent the participants are

• what you measure