Fouty Test 1 - Lecture 2

Front 1

Differentiating the experienced researcher from the inexperienced

Back 1

1) exp. researcher has large knowledge base
2) Brings knowledge gained from applied clinical experience
3) Have a great deal of skill about how to conduct research
4) Has a lot of confidence

Front 2

suggestions to help identifying a research topic

Back 2

- collect information about previous research
- focus literature search
- talk w/ faculty
- sit around and think

Front 3

when reading research, keep 4 things in mind:

Back 3

1) utility of research answering real life questions
2) Do research of own research
3) A way to build on previous research
4) Keep in mind the role of theory

Front 4

Research question

Back 4

key element in dev. research areas

Hint 4

EX- does this effect that

Front 5

Research Hypothesis

Back 5

more specific... predicts the expected direction

Front 6

3 Categories of research questions BY?

Back 6

Drew, 1980

Front 7

3 Categories of research questions are?

Back 7

1) Descriptive
2) Difference
3) Relationship

Front 8

Who said what constitutes a testable research questions?

Back 8

Kerlinger and Lee, 2000

Front 9

What constitutes a testable research questions?

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1) question s/b worded clearly and unambiguously in question form
2) research question should inquire into a relationship between 2+ constructs
3) Relationship m/b measurable

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Primary Function of formulating operational definitions

Back 10

(Kazdin, 1980)
the operational def. provides a working def. for the phenomenon

Front 11

Basic task of the experimenter

Back 11

design research in such a way so that we describe s phenomenon or relationship between constructs while ruling out as many rival hypothesis as possible... want to minimize bias.

Front 12

Research design involves

Back 12

developing a plan or structure

Front 13

2 issues affecting the inferences researchers make:

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1) experimental control (IV)
2) generalizability (EV)

Hint 13

trade off - one increases the other decreases

Front 14

"MAXMINCON" principle

Back 14

Kerlinger, 1980

Hint 14

1) max. the variance of the variables/variants pertaining to the research question
2) min. error variance
3) control the variance of unwanted or extraneous variables that might effect/bias the variables in question

Front 15

Experimental control allows for what?

Back 15

makes inferences about causal relationships

Hint 15

high controls usually have random assignments

Front 16

Gelso (1979) Topology

Back 16

pic

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5 Factors influencing the usefulness of a particular research design

Back 17

1) existing knowledge bases pertaining to the specific research question
2) types of research designs and inferences made to develop the existing knowledge bases
3) resources available to the researcher

Hint 17

4) specific threats to the validity of the particular design basis considered
5) the match fit between previous research knowledge (factor 1 & 2) the design being considered (factor 3) and one's resources (factor 4)

Front 18

Bubble Hypothesis

Back 18

Gelso, 1979

Hint 18

use mult. experiments so we can get a better look