What is the purpose of a hypothesis?

to predict experimental outcomes based on previous literature

Which of the following is an truly experimental design?

Manipulating an independent variable; causes change in DV

Which of the following is an informal theory?

personal beliefs we hold regarding how things work

What does inductive mean? Which type of research is prototypically inductive?

specific to general; qualitative

Which of the following describes limitations?

the variables and contextual factors not accounted for

Which of the following is a grounded theory?

Theories that come from observations

Which of the following describes the dependent variable?

variable that is measured by the researcher

Which of the following describes delimitations?

variables and factors that were accounted for

What is the significance of a study?

The practical implications of a study's results

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1
The independent variable is what is being changed by the researcher.
True
False
2
What is the purpose of a hypothesis?
to describe the limits of the particular study
to state what the researcher wants to learn
to predict experimental outcomes based on previous literature
to summarize the goals of the research
3
You can delimit a study via selection and description of...
All of the above
Geographical area
time period (length of time)
subjects/participants
4
If half of your sample fails to complete the entire survey you should list that as a limitation
True
False
5
Which of the following is an truly experimental design?
The historical connotations associated with a phenomenon
Determining the measures of central tendency about a sample/population
Manipulating an independent variable; causes change in DV
Observing intact group differences
6
Which of the following is a concrete variable?
Hair color
Motivation level
Leadership strengths
Attitude
7
The independent variable is what is being measured by the researcher.
True
False
8
IV?: The purpose of this study is to assess the degree to which socioeconomic stats impacts educational achievement.
Educational achievement
Socioeconomic status
9
The introduction should identify why your study is needed.
False
True
10
Which of the following is an informal theory?
personal beliefs we hold regarding how things work
explicit statement that is used to attempt to explain a phenomena
11
What does inductive mean? Which type of research is prototypically inductive?
Specific to general; quantitative
General to specific; quantitative
General to specific; qualitative
specific to general; qualitative
12
Which of the following describes limitations?
variable that is measured by the researcher
variables and factors that were accounted for
the variables and contextual factors not accounted for
The goal of the research
13
Which of the following is a grounded theory?
Theories that come from observations
universal generalizations about classes or groups of facts
depiction of a given process or relationship
intellectual representation of some aspect of reality
14
Which of the following describes the dependent variable?
the variables and contextual factors not accounted for
The goal of the research
variables and factors that were accounted for
variable that is measured by the researcher
15
An operational definition describes precisely what is meant by variable names in the study.
False
True
16
DV? The purpose of this study is to assess the degree to which height predicts basketball skill level.
Skill level
Height
17
Which of the following describes delimitations?
the variables and contextual factors not accounted for
variables and factors that were accounted for
variable that is measured by the researcher
The goal of the research
18
What does the purpose statement tell us?
variable that is measured by the researcher
The goal of the research
variables and factors that were accounted for
the variables and contextual factors not accounted for
19
What is the independent variable?
X axis variable
All of the above
The variable that, when changed, may cause change in DV
What is being manipulated by the researcher
20
What is the significance of a study?
None of the above
A measure of statistics that determines whether the research is publishable
Introduces the topic
The practical implications of a study's results
21
All studies must have a hypothesis.
False
True

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