Exam 13: The Descriptive Research Strategy.

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One advantage of Likert-type rating scale questions is that they produce numerical scores that can be evaluated with standard statistical methods such as computing means.

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When researchers apply behavioral observation techniques to historical records in order to measure behaviors that occurred in the past,the measurement process is called ____.

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A researcher who wanted to observe behaviors in a private social club would probably need to use ____.

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What is the purpose for using habituation in an observational research study?

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Describe the primary distinction between descriptive research and other research strategies.

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The general goal of a research study using the descriptive research strategy is to ____.

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In an observational study of autistic children,you record how much time each child spends playing alone during a 30 minute observation period.This is an example of the ____ method of quantifying behavior.​

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Which statement identifies a potential problem with Internet surveys?

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The ____ method for quantifying observations involves counting the number of times a behavior occurs in a specified period of time.

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Archival research involves applying the techniques of behavioral observation to record behaviors in books or movies.

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During a study using the behavioral research strategy,it is common to have two observers record behavior simultaneously.What is the purpose for this procedure?

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The case study design can be useful for studying unusual clinical cases such as rare psychiatric disorders.​

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In the observational study of adolescents at the mall,you count the number of social interaction behaviors that occur within a one-hour observation period.This is an example of the ____ method of quantifying behavior.​

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What is an advantage to administering a survey over the Internet?​

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In an observational study of children in a daycare center,you alternate one minute of observation with one minute of recording behavior.This is an example of ____ sampling.

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The goal of the descriptive research strategy is to describe the relationships that exist between variables.​

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Jane Goodall's research,examining the behavior of chimps in Africa,is an example of ____.

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A limitation of descriptive studies is that they cannot assess the causal relationship between variables.

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Describe the three types of behavioral observation and briefly explain the circumstances under which each is used.

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Essay questions on an exam are examples of ____ items.

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