KRS 673 - Lesson 1.1

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? When we say that research is empirical, we mean that the researcher controls all extraneous variables.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? When we say that research is empirical, we mean that the researcher finds positive support for the research hypothesis.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? When we say that research is empirical, we mean that the researcher solves the problems through rationalization.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? "Intuition" is another term that describes the unscientific method of tenacity.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? "Objectivity" is another term that describes the unscientific method of tenacity.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? "Rationalization" is another term that describes the unscientific method of tenacity.

"TRUE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? "Superstition" is another term that describes the unscientific method of tenacity.

"TRUE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? 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 a *hypothesis*.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? 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 a *paradigm*.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? 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 the *dependent variable*.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? 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 the *independent variable*.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? After receiving approval from the university committee on the use of humans as research participants (Institutional Review Board), the researcher does not have to obtain informed consent from participants if they are from the same university.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? After receiving approval from the university committee on the use of humans as research participants (Institutional Review Board), the researcher does not have to obtain informed consent if the participants are volunteers.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? After receiving approval from the university committee on the use of humans as research participants (Institutional Review Board), the researcher may begin the study any time within three years.

"TRUE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? After receiving approval from the university committee on the use of humans as research participants (Institutional Review Board), the researcher should include a description of this compliance in the method section of the thesis or dissertation.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? Compared to applied research, basic research is done in the "real world," such as the classroom.

"FALSE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? Compared to applied research, basic research is of more immediate value to the practitioner.

"TRUE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? Compared to applied research, basic research usually offers more control, such as in a laboratory.

"TRUE"

"TRUE" or "FALSE"? When we say that research is empirical, we mean that the researcher collects data on which to base decisions.

Jargon

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

Plagiarism

DEFINITION Using ideas, writings, or drawings of others as your own.

normal

FILL THE BLANK Kuhn coined the expression "_____ science" to denote the the most widely used scientific approach in the natural sciences.

Skinfold-measured fat

QUESTION In the example in chapter 1 of the experiment that compared aerobic dance with jogging, what was the dependent variable?

Internal validity

QUESTION 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?

External validity

QUESTION The generalizability of the results pertains to what kind of validity?

Experimental research

QUESTION What type of research can both manipulate treatments and offer evidence of cause and effect?