Exam 3: Research

 Factors that influence the direction or strength of a relationship of variables of interest are called ____.

 In ____ research, the same individuals are studied at different ages/stages of development.

 One of the major limitations of observational research methods is that ____.

 The overlapping or co-occurrence of disorders is called ____.

 Research procedures that may harm a child physically or psychologically should ____.

 What ethical and pragmatic issues must be considered when conducting research with children?

 ____ evaluate treatment outcomes for children who are unsystematically assigned to treatment and control conditions.

 A correlation score of +0.75 between two variables such as symptoms of anxiety and symptoms of depression indicates what kind of relationship between these variables?

 Mediator variables are those that ____.

 A measurement method that is highly structured with no opportunity for probes or clarification would be which of the following?

 What are the primary differences between pseudoscience and science?

 Distinguish between prospective and retrospective research.

 Taking a child to see three different psychologists and receiving three different diagnoses would be an example of a lack of ____.

 Describe the limitations of longitudinal studies.

 ____ increases the chance that characteristics other than the independent variable will be equally distributed across treatment groups.

 Recall bias and distortion are potential limitations of ____ studies.

 Emily's mother was asked to complete a behavior checklist on two separate occasions several weeks apart. The results yielded from both occasions were very similar. The behavior checklist can be said to be

 Qualitative research is characterized by ____.

 In ___________________, comparisons are made between conditions or treatments that already exist.

 Distinguish between interviews, questionnaires, and observations as measurement methods.