Exam 3: Research

____ use radio signals generated in a strong magnetic field.

The process,mechanism,or means through which a variable produces a particular outcome is known as a(n)____ variable.

____ research focuses on a specific research question under conditions that only resemble or approximate the situation to which the researcher wishes to generalize.

Aging effects and cohort effects are some of the potential disadvantages of ____ research designs.

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

To record electrical activity of the brain,one would want to use a(n)____.

Why is it difficult to use true experimentation to study child psychopathology?​

Asking college students to describe their childhood relationships with peers is an example of a ____ design.

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:​

Explain the benefits and limitations of the case study.Why is the case study important in abnormal child psychology?​

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

Describe a study in which you would use a qualitative approach.Be sure to indicate why it would be beneficial to use a qualitative approach in your study.

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

An assessment tool that actually measures the construct it is intended to measure can be considered ____.

In research terms,research questions about behavior that follow from a theory are called ____.

A variable that precedes an outcome of interest and increases the chances that the negative outcome will occur is a(n)____.

The degree to which findings can be generalized to children,settings,times,measures,and characteristics other than the one in a particular study is referred to as ____.

The ______ of research findings are what advance the field of psychology.

In an A-B-A-B design,the "B" stands for ____.

Ideally,a measure of psychopathology should be ____.