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19 Cards in this Set
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raitonalisim is
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method of knowing based on reasoning
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Knowledge acquired in ways that bypass ordinary justification or reasoning
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intution
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deductive reasoning
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• starts with a theory then uses observations to support or refute the theory
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Is there a difference between verbal IQs of adopted children and children in foster care?
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descriptive research
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cross sectional research
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• Children divided into age groups (4-6, 7-8, 9-10); math skills measured once
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What is the relationship between verbal IQ of 10 yr old children and the amount of time parents read to children at home?
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descriptive b/c of word relationship
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independent variable in
Does the amount of time parents spend reading to their children at home predict verbal IQ of 10 year old children |
time spent reading at home
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Who spends more money on dog food-pit bull owners or poodle owners?
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• Descriptive research
• Is comparative (type of descriptive) but there is no independent variables |
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Who spends more money on dog food-pit bull owners or poodle owners?
What is the dependent variable? |
money spent
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Do men rate mustards differently than woman. Two groups (1: men, 2: women) are given 2 brands of mustard and are asked to rate it on a spiciness scale/
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• DV=spiciness rate IV=gender, mustard brand
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he consistency of an individual observer is
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intraobserver
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If a hearing screening test results in high percentage of false alarms the test has
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poor specificity
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how well test items sample the behavior/characteristic to be measured is
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construct validity
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cross-sectional research
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• children dived into age groups math skills measured once
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in a research design with a single group it is always very important to match the participants on as many characteristics as possible
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false, matching only important in group design
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speech rec is measured in noise with and w/o amp in a group of listeners w/ HL
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w/in subjects design
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speech rec is measured in noise in a group of listeners with hearing loss
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descriptive reserach
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In common nomenclature used to specify research designs the O means
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observation (ie. measurement)
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subjects are stratified by age group. Subjects in each age group are randomly assigned to a control or treatment group |
randomized block design
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