Research Methods Science

The __________ is the one manipulated by the researcher.

• DV

• Confounding Variable

• Controls

• IV

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The ___________is expected to change as the IV changes.

• IV

• DV

• Controls

• Samples

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How can you "operationalize" verbal aggression?

• Yelling at someone

• Kicking someone

• The number of insulting comments per hour.

• Giving someone the silent treatment.

A ___________ is the group of individuals taking part in the research study.

• Population

• Sample

• Variable

• Control

__________ refers to the extent to which the results of the study can be applied beyond the sample and the settings used in the study.

• Generalizability

• Population

• Sample

• Credibility

_____________ ____________ are variables that can potentially distort the relationship between the IV and the DV.

• Target population

• Confounding variables

• Matching variables

• Target variables

___________ __________ is the group of people to which the findings of the study are expected to be generalized.

• Sample

• Random sampling

• Target population

• Matching variables

In __________ __________ every member of the target population has an equal chance of becoming part of the sample.

• Stratified sampling

• Random sampling

• Opportunity sampling

• Self-selected sampling

___________ __________ _________ is used when the same group of participants is exposed to 2 or more conditions and the conditions are compared.

• Matched pair design

• Independent measures design

• Repeated measures design

• Correlational measures design

Which of the following is not a research design?

• Natural

• Repeated Measures

• Independent Samples/Measures

• Matched Pairs