Research Methods Quiz

________ is evidence that comes from direct experience, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation.

• Empirical evidence

• Secondary data analysis

• Hypothetical evidence

• Quantitative research

______ is a technique in which the results of virtually all previous studies on a specific subject are evaluated together.

• Scientific method

• Random sample

• Value neutrality

• Meta-analysis

A(n) ______ is a testable educated guess about predicted outcomes between two or more variables.

• Theory

• Sample

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

The ________ is a process used by scientists to find the answer to a question or problem.

• Correlation

• Scientific Method

• Field Research

• Nonreactive research

Reliability is defined as:

• how well the study measures what it was designed to measure.

• the cause of the change.

• a manageable number of subjects who represent a larger population.

• how likely research results are to be replicated if the study is reproduced.

_____ refers to how likely research results are to be replicated if the study is reproduced.

• Validity

• Precision

• Reliability

• Value neutrality

Validity is defined as:

• the extended observation of the social perspective and cultural values of an entire social setting.

• how well the study measures what it was designed to measure.

• the guide to search through a vast library of materials or a certain topic.

• the effect, or thing that is changed.

_______ refers to how well the study measures what it was designed to measure.

• Validity

• Reliability

• Correlation

• Scientific Method

_____ is the concept in terms of the physical or concrete steps it takes to objectively measure it.

• Field Research

• Ethnography

• Operational Definition

• Scientific Method

Independent Variables are defined as:

• the effect, or thing that is changed.

• data from subjects who respond to a series of questions about behaviors and opinions.

• evidence that comes from direct experience, scientifically gathered data, or experimentation.

• the cause of the change.