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dailey vocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| carefully worded statement of the exact procedures (operations) used in a research study. For example, human intelligence may be operationally defined as what an intelligence test measures. (Also known as operationalization.) opioids | operational definition |
| a non-experimental technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles. | Case study |
| a statistical procedure for analyzing the results of multiple studies to reach an overall conclusion. | Meta-Analysis |
| a non-experimental technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation. | Naturalistic Observation |
| an interview process that asks the same job-relevant questions of all applicants, each of whom is rated on established scales. | Structured interviews |
| rating scale used to measure opinions, attitudes, or behaviors. It consists of a statement or a question, followed by a series of five or seven answer statements. | Likert scale |
| the strength of the relationship between two variables. The larger the effect size, the more one variable can be explained by the other. | Effect size |
| a statistical statement of how likely it is that a result (such as a difference between samples) occurred by chance, assuming there is no difference between the populations being studied | Statistical significance |
| repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding can be reproduced. representativeness heuristic | Replication |
| scientific experts who evaluate a research article’s theory, originality, and accuracy. | Peer review |