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sq3r method
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a study method involving the following five steps.
1.survey 2.question 3.read 4.recite 5.review |
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Theory
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A general principle or set of principles proposed to explain how a number of separate facts are related
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Replication
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Process of repeatinga study with differentparticipants and preferably a different ivestigator to verify research findings
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SCIENTIFIC METHOD
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THE ORDERLY SYSTEMATIC PROCEDURES THAT RESEARCHERS FOLLOW AS THEY IDENTIFY A RESEARCH PROBLEM DESIGN A STUCY TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, collect and analyze data, draw conclusions, and communicate their findings
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BASIC RESEARCH
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RESEARCH CONDUCTED TO SEEK NEW KNOWLEDGE AND TO EXPLORE AND ADVANCE GENERAL SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING
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APPLIED REASEARCH
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RESEARCH CONDUCTED SPECIFICALLY TO SOLVE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE
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CRITICAL THINKING
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PROCESS OF OBJECTIVELY EVALUATING CLAIMS, PROPOSITIONS AND CONCLUSIONS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY FOLLOW LOGICALLY FROM THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED
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DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH METHODS
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RESEARCH METHODS THAT YEILD DESCRIPTION OF BEHAVIOR
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NATURALISTIC OBSERVATION
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A DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH METHOD IN WHICH RESEARCHERS OBSERVE AND RECORD BEHAVIOR IN IT'S NATURAL SETTING, WITHOUT ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE OR CONTROL IT.
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LABORATORY OBSERVATION
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A DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH METHOS IN WHICH BEHAVIOR IS STUDIED IN A LABORATORY SETTING, WHERE RESEARCHERS CAN EXERT MORE CONTROL AND USE MORE PRECISE EQUIPMENT TO MEASURE RESPONSES
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CASE STUDY
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DESCRIPITIVE RESEARCH METHOD IN WHICH A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL OR A SMALL NUMBER OF PERSONS ARE STUDIED IN GREAT DEPTH, USUALLY OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.
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SURVEY
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DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH METHOD IN WHICH RESEARCHERS USE INTERVIEWS AND/OR QUESTIONNAIRES TO GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ATTITUDES, BELIEFS, EXPERIENCES OR BEHAVIORS OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
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POPULATION
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ENTIRE GROUP OF INTEREST TO REASEARCHERS TO WHICH THEY WISH TO GENERALIZE THEIR FINDINGS;THE GROUP FROM WHICH A SAMPLE IS SELECTED
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SAMPLE
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A PART OF POPULATION THAT IS STUDIED IN ORDER TO REACH CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE ENTIRE POPULATION
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REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE
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A SAMPLE THAT MIRRIORS THE POPULATION OF INTEREST IT INCLUDES IMPORTANT SUBGROUPS IN THE SAME PROPORTIONS ARE THEY ARE FOUND IN THAT POPULATION
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EXPERIMENTAL METHOD
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THE ONLY RESEARCH METHOD THAT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TWO OR MORE CONDITIONS OR VARIABLES.
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HYPOTHESIS
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A PREDICTION ABOUT CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO OR MORE VARIABLES
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INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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IN AN EXPERIMENT, A FACTOR OR CONDITION THAT IS DELIBERATELY MANIPULATED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT CAUSES ANY CHANGE IN ANOTHER BEHAVIOR OR CONDITION
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DEPENDENT VARIABLE
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FACTOR OR CONDITION THAT IS MEASURED AT THE END OF AN EXPERIMENT AND IS PRESUMED TO VARY AS A RESULT OF THE MANIPULATIONS OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
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EXPERIMENTAL GROUP
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IN AN EXPERIMENT THE GROUP THAT IS EXPOSED TO AN INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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CONTROL GROUP
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IN AN EXPERIMENT, A GROUP SIMILAR TO THE EXPERIMENTAL GROUP THAT IS EXPOSED TO THE SAME EXPERIMENTAL ENVIRONMENT BUT IS NOT GIVEN THE TREATMENT; USED FOR PURPOSES OF COMPARISON
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CONFOUNDING VARIABLES
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FACTORS OR CONDITIONS OTHER THAN THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLES THAT ARE NOT EQUIVALENT ACROSS GROUPS AND COULD CAUSE DIFFERENCES AMONG GROUPS WITH RESPECT TO THE DEPENDENT VARIABLE
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SELECTION BIAS
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THE ASSIGNMENT OF PARTICIPANTS TO EXPERIMENTAL OR CONTROL GROUPS IN SUCH A WAY THAT SYSTTEMATIC DIFFERENCES AMONG THE GROUPS ARE PRESENT AT THE BEGINING OF THE EXPERIMENT
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RANDOM ASSIGNMENT
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PROCESS OF SELECTING PARTICIPANTS FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUPS BY USING A CHANCE PROCEDURE TO GUARANTEE THAT EACH PARTICIPANT HAS AN EQUAL PROBABILITY OF BEING ASSIGNED TO ANY OF THE GROUPS; A CONTROL FOR SELECTION BIAS
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