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Unit 2 Vocabulary - Research Methods

Authored by Alexis Braxton

Social Studies

10th Grade

Unit 2 Vocabulary - Research Methods
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a statement of the result that the researcher expects. A reasoned prediction. A guess based on some evidence. A suggested explanation for observed phenomena; a theory, a comprehensive and effective explanation, which is well supported by experimentation and observation, of a set of phenomena.

hypothesis

variable

observation

experiment

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: ________ is the scientific study of the mind; from the Greek, psyche which means “soul” and “-ology” which means logical scientific study. The science that studies behavior and the physiological and cognitive processes that underlie behavior. It is also the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems. It is much more than the study of the brain.

psychology

biology

sociology

neurology

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: ________ are people or animals on whom a study is conducted.

subjects, participants

researchers

observers

analysts

sponsors

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: A ________ is a group that represents a larger group in a study.

research sample

control variable

independent variable

case study

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the larger group that the sample is supposed to represent.

research population

control group

statistical mean

sample size

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: ________ is the extent to which one can generalize the research results from a sample to the behavior and thoughts of the larger population.

representativeness

reliability

validity

bias

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fill in the blank: ________ are factors that change (ie, vary) in an experiment or other research study.

variables

constants

controls

outcomes

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