ES 350 Exam 1
the introduction of a research article has _____ information
-background and justification -purpose
which of the following is NOT a suggestion by Kroll to improve the significance section?
demonstration of independence from the introduction
In which part of a thesis are the findings compared to the hypotheses and previous research?
discussion
which of the following statements about dual publication if NOT true?
dual publication is permissible if the two journals are in different languages
A kind of independent variable that cannot be manipulated, such as age, race, or sex, is called a ___ variable.
categorical or moderator
when we say that research is empirical, we mean that the researcher...
collects data on which to base decisions
Why is using literature from a journal with a high impact factor important?
confidence in quality is greater
as a student you must be concerned about ethical issues. for students, which of the following is primarily under their control and a likely pitfall?
fabrication and falsification of data
Chris is collecting data and realizes that the BOD POD is malfunctioning. The data is recorded and life goes on for Chris. Chris should have stopped, figured out what was wrong with the BOD POD, and once the malfunction was resolved, collected the data on this participant. By not stopping, Chris committed which type of misconduct?
faulty data gathering
research misconduct includes all of the following except
honest errors
which of these purposes is the first purpose to be accomplished by the literature review?
identifying the problem
What is the independent variable?
is the experiment or treatment variable and it is the cause
which of the following is the most important when critiquing a research paper?
it makes a significant contribution to knowledge
which option best describes inductive reasoning?
it starts with observations, leads to hypothesis to form general explanations, and eventually a leads to development of the theory
Special language that is regularly used in a particular field but which may not be meaningful to people outside the field is called
jargon
what should be done to avoid plagiarism?
learn to effectively paraphrase and then cite
studies often report the number of participants excluded and why they were excluded. including this information...
makes the study replicable and demonstrates lack of bias in your exclusion of participants (both a and b)
Good writing takes effort and typically more than one draft. Writing a good literature review is a challenge, but it is facilitated by one of the following:
organizing the outline around concepts
people who are used as subjects in a study are called _____ in APA style
participants
The term that denotes using ideas, writings, or drawings of others as your own is
plagiarism
In which part of the methods section should you expect to find information about when the participants were tested?
procedures
a hypothesis can be all of the following except
proved
You plan to use the TGMD-2 (Test of Gross Motor Development published by Therapro). You have the test manual and three copies. Based on fair use and copyright, what should you do?
purchase enough copies from the publisher to have one for each participant
at the end of a well-written introduction, the reader should be able to predict the
purpose of the study
nonpublication of data means individual data points are eliminated. at the very least, a researcher should do which of the following to deal with problematic data?
report data that was excluded and why
which of the following is NOT a challenge to normal science?
scientific method of problem solving
another term that describes the unscientific method of tenacity is
superstition
in the instruments part of the method section, the author should include a description of the...
test characteristics of validity and reliability
a good beginning point in a literature search for the student with a very limited knowledge about a topic is...
textbooks and literature reviews
Cohen provided two principles to guide research: less is more and simple is better. Which of these is an example of those principles?
the number of independent and dependent variables
according to the american psychological association, when a graduate student submits her thesis or dissertation for publication jointly with the major professor, the first author should be
the student
a study comparing positive affect at 3 levels of intensity during cycling would need to consider which of the following when selecting participants?
their fitness was sufficient to complete the highest intensity
Compared to applied research, basic research
usually offers more control, such as that done in a laboratory
what is dual publication?
a general term that refers to using data or text from one project in another
a researcher conducts a study on the effectiveness of yoga for 15 minutes during an exercise class to enhance balance in the elderly compared with classes that do not include yoga. the researcher expects the yoga-enhanced classes to show higher gains in balance. this expectation is...
a hypothesis
which of the following is a primary source of information for a literature review?
a journal article
the researcher is proceeding on the belief that self concept can be changed in a summer. this is an example of...
basic assumption
in the example in chapter 1 of the experiment that compared aerobic dance with jogging, which was the dependent variable?
bioelectric impedance measured fat
_____ is the key to controlling the outcomes from experimental and quasi-experimental research
design
research hypothesis is
directly testable
if you copy a book and give it to your paying students for free, which of the four rules of fair use is the least of your problems?
effect
the purpose of the ______ section is to describe the participants, instruments, procedures, design, and analysis
methods
a ____ hypothesis primarily used in statistical tests of reliability of the results says that there are NO difference among treatment
null
A journal's impact factor is influenced by
number of citations to the journal's articles
Defining volleyball skill as a score on the AAHPERD Volleyball Test is a(n):
operational definition
the researcher states that self-concept is represented by scores on the tennessee self concept scale. this is an example of...
operational definition
What is a dependent variable?
what is being measured and it is the effect
