Exam 1: Introduction

The term used to discuss the quality of various conclusions reached based on a research project is _______________.

Research is empirical in nature,meaning that it ____.

When the attributes for a variable are such that one,and only one,is applicable at a time,the attributes are said to be ____.

Selah is aware that playing certain types of computer games can have an impact on mood,and she wonders whether these effects might vary with age.She recruits a group of college-age adults,a group of middle-aged adults,and a group of elderly adults to test her hypothesis.Selah's research is best described as ____.

What is evidence-based practice and why does it matter?

Studies designed to determine whether one or more treatment variables affects one or more outcome variables are called _______________ studies.

Social research is ____,meaning it is based on observations and measurements of reality.

The abstract idea or theory of what the outcome is in a cause-effect relationship you are investigating is referred to as the _______________.

Top-down reasoning that works from the more general to the more specific is referred to as _______________ reasoning.

The "entity" being studied in research,whether a neuron,a person,a class,or a town,is best referred to as a(n)____.

A(n)_______________ focuses on a specific question or issue and uses specific preplanned methods to identify,select,assess,and summarize the findings of multiple research studies.

Social research is ____,meaning it is interested in cause and effect relationships.

Documents published by government agencies and some companies that describe some problem that the agency would like researchers to address are called _______________.

The central issue being addressed in a study is called the ____.

Amir is aware that,at least in the laboratory,certain nutrients can help buffer research animals from the physiological damages associated with stress.He sets out to determine whether dietary supplements can do the same for people in a laboratory situation simulating real-life stresses.Amir's research is best described as ____.

The systematic effort to move research from initial discovery to practice is referred to as ____.

A(n)_______________ uses statistical methods to combine the results of similar studies quantitatively in order to allow general conclusions to be made.

A relationship in which higher levels of one variable are associated with lower levels of another is best described as ____.

The degree to which conclusions reached about relationships in an experiment are reasonable is referred to as construct validity.

Elizabeth is a therapist at a residential treatment center for children and adolescents with eating disorders.She is aware that,in order for a treatment to be covered by insurance or other third-party payers,it must have a basis in research.This is commonly referred to as ____.