Kin 451 Midterm Study Guide

With regard to capitalization only in APA style, which of these references is/are correct?

(Book) Plagenhoef, S. C. Patterns of human motion. And (Journal) Cassell, J. Ethical patterns in fieldwork. American Educational Research Journal.

Which of the following is information that should be found in the section on design and analysis of the data

An ANOVA was used to compare the three groups.

A type of research that involves in depth study and the evaluation of available information in an attempt to explain complex phenomena

Analytical research

Reference to some authority as a source of knowledge

Authority

The premise that the scores from the Minnesota Attitude inventory are a valid measure of attitude toward schools is an example of a

Basic assumption

Usually offers more control, such as that done in a laboratory

Basic research

In describing participants in the methods section of a research report, which of the following should be included

Both the number of participants, and pertinent descriptive characteristics of participants

A kind of independent variable that cannot be manipulated; such as age race, or sex; also called moderator variable

Categorical variable

A factor that could possibly influence the results and that is kept out of the study

Control variable

A limitation imposed by the researcher in the scope of the study

Delimitation

The effect of the independent variable; also called the yeild

Dependent variable

A type of research that attempts to describe the status of the study's focus

Descriptive research

In evaluating the methods section of a research report, which is a very important question to keep in mind?

Did the author provide enough information that the study could be repeated?

The chapter or section of a research report that explains what the results mean

Discussion

Having the same scientific paper published in more than one journal or other publications; this is generally unethical

Dual publication

Which one of the following statements about dual publication is not true?

Dual publication is permissible if the two journals are in different languages (e.g., published in different countries).

Denotes experience and gathering data

Empirical

A factor that could affect the relationship between the independent and dependent variables but that is not included or comtrolled

Extraneous variable

Which of the following is not an important purpose for reviewing the literature

Formulating the null hypothesis

The anticipated outcome of a study or experiment

Hypothesis

Common sense or self-evident

Intuition

A thesis was submitted with the title "A study comparing the achievement of sixth-grade students in Moscow, Idaho, instructed in health education through closed circuit television and regular classroom procedure for a period of 16 weeks" this title

Is too long

It is desirable to carry out a pilot study prior to the actual research study becuase

It permits a thorough check of the planned data collection and analysis procedure

Shortcomings or influence that either cannot be controlled or is the result of delimitation imposed by investigator

Limitation

This method includes both qualitative and quantitative approaches

Mixed methods

An objective manner of study grounded in the natural sciences that is systematic, logical, empirical, reductive, and replicable

Normal science

A hypothesis used primarily in the reliability of the results that says that there are no differences among treatments (or no relationships among variables)

Null hypothesis

I'm which part of the methods section should you expect to find information about when the participants were tested

Procedures

A research method that often involves intensive long term observation in a natural setting

Qualitative research

deriving knowledge through reasoning

Rationalistic method

A characteristic of normal science that assumes that complex behavior can be reduced, analyzed, and explained as parts that can be put back together to understand the whole

Reductionism

The primary sources of a literature review are

Research journal articles

A critical evaluation of research on a particular topic

Review

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 type of research that has direct value to practitioners but in which the researcher has limited control over the research setting

applied research

References to journal articles should include

author, date, article title, journal name, volume, inclusive pages, doi

References to books should include

author, date, title, city of publication, publisher's name

A type of research that may have limited direct application but in which the researcher has careful control of the conditions

basic research

The abstract of a study should

be a concise summary of the study

When we say that research is empirical, we mean that the researcher

collects data on which to base decisions

The determining factor in the order of authorship a research publication is that the first author is the person who

develops the idea and plans the research

A good beginning point in a literature search for the student with very limited knowledge about a topic is

encyclopedias, textbooks, and literature reviews

A type of research that involves the manipulation of treatments in an attempt to establish cause-and-effect relationships

experimental research

The only type of research that can manipulate treatments and establish a cause and effect is

experimental research

An important principle set forth by the American psychological association is the right of informed consent, which states that the researcher is obligated to

explain the major features of the study to the participants before the beginning of the study so that they have the opportunity to decline to take part

The generalizability of the results pertains to what kind of validity

external validity

In the description of pertinent characteristics of the participants, which of the following would be least pertinent in a study that surveyed the favorite books of children

height of the children

A researcher conducts a study on the effectiveness of computer assisted instruction (CAI) by comparing classes that use this method with classes that do not. The researcher expects the CAI classes to show higher gains in achievement. This expectation is

hypothesis

The extent to which the results of a study can be attributed to the treatments used in the study is the definition of what kind of validity?

internal validity

A research hypothesis

is directly testable

Special language that is regularly used in a particular field but which may not be meaningful to people outside the field is called

jargon

Recognizing that grade point average may not completely reflect success in school is an example of a

limitation

The introduction to a research report should

move from a general description of the theoretical problem to the specific area to be studied

An observable phenomenon that enables the researcher to test empirically whether the predicted outcomes can be supported

operational definition

Defining volleyball skill as a score on the AAHPERD Volleyball Test is a(n):

operational definition

The part of the methods section of the research paper that describes the activities of each treatment group is titled

procedures

For confidentiality, the researcher should

remove names from data-collection instruments and replace them with a code inform the participants about the people who will have access to the data make certain no unauthorized individuals have access to the research data

The inductive and deductive processes are important in

statement of the problem

At the end of a well-written introduction, the reader should be able to predict the

statement of the problem (purpose of study)

Which of the following is not a common error in the review of literature sections of theses

synthesizing and interpreting the findings of previous research

An operational definition of human intelligence is

those characteristics that are measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

In a study designed to assess the comparative effectiveness of two workbooks used in teaching students about laboratory procedures, the independent variable of the study would be

workbooks

The part of the experiment that the researcher is manipulating; also called the experimental variable or treatment variable

Independent variable

An unrepresentative score; a score that lies outside of the normal scores

Outliers

The development of discrepancies in a paradigm leading to proposals of a new paradigm that better explains the data

Paradigm crisis phenomenon

Which of the following statements would appear in the procedures part of the methods section of a research report

Participants in the experimental group exercised three days per week for 30 minutes per day for 10 weeks.

Work undertaken to verify that you can correctly administer the tests and treatments for your study using appropriate particular

Pilot work

The term that denotes using ideas, writing, or drawings of others as your own is

Plagiarism

Descending order of degrees of knowledge

Scientific method Systematic observation Single case study Shared experience Introspection Intuition

A method of solving problems that uses the following steps: defining and delimiting the problem, forming a hypothesis, gathering data, analyzing data, and interpreting results

Scientific method of problem solving

After receiving approval from the university committee on the use of humans as research participants(IRB), the researcher

Should include a description of this compliance in the methods section of the thesis and dissertation

An unscientific method of problem solving in which people cling to certain beliefs regardless of a lack of supporting evidence

Tenacity

In the instruments part of the methods section, the author should include a description of the

Test characteristics of validity and reliability

Which of these statements is/are true concerning the "significance of the study" section in the introduction of a thesis

The section should have continuity with the introduction The section should point out conflicts with previous research The section should describe gaps in previous knowledge relative to the study

A researcher predicts that there will be a positive relationship between attitude scores and grade point average. This is an example of a

research hypothesis