Exam 2

The following statements are true of behavioral categories except ...

_____ research is a nonexperimental strategy that involves studying existing records.

Which of the following is ONE defining characteristic of experimental research?

The disadvantages of meta-analysis include all but…

The three steps involved in a meta-analysis include all but …

A confounding variable is different from an extraneous variable because

A disadvantage of audio recordings is:

What is an example of holding extraneous variables constant in an experiment about phone use and studying?

Which of the following MAY NOT be a naturally occurring variable?

Your behavioral categories operationally define what behaviors are recorded during observation periods. You must define

Bakeman and Gottman identify these reasons for checking interrater reliability, except ...

Directionality is established if there is a causal relationship

Typically, field experiments have more external validity than lab experiments

The following are all valid factors to include in a meta-analysis except …

Meta-analytic techniques tend to be more objective than traditional literature review techniques.

Which of the following are NOT a threat to external validity?

Sampling Strategies include all but:

In content analysis you must decide and follow rules regarding how information will be...

Which of the following concepts DO NOT face a directionality problem?

Methods used to quantify single behaviors under observation include all but:

Defining categories of social behavior is simple; whereas defining categories of physical activity is difficult

Observations - live AND from a recording - need a system for coding the observed behaviors

Which of the following are NOT associated with internal validity?

A national study found ice cream sales and crime rates held a direct positive correlation. What is a 3rd variable?

With the advent of huge electronic databases, information extraction has become less and less attractive to researchers

The Sources of Bias in Observational Research are all but …

Depending on your research situation, you may collect either quantitative data or qualitative data.

Which of the following is LEAST LIKELY to be described as a causal relationship

The following are examples of valid recording strategies during ethnographic group study:

Which of the following is NOT associated with internal validity

Dr. R wants to study REM 28s performance. Which of the following would have the least impact the research results?

ethnography can also be incorporated  into experimental research that collects quantitative data

The _____ is a descriptive technique in which you observe and report on a single case (or a few cases)

Which of the following illustrates a threat to external validity?

Content analysis can be a useful technique to help you understand behavior, and can help establish causal relationships

What is the difference between a demonstration and an experiment

A proper content analysis should be:

he methods for checking inter-rater reliability include all but: