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RM Chapter 2
RM Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the research process | planning and conduction a research study using the scientific method to address a specific question |
| Theory | a well established explanation of something statements about the mechanisms underlying a particular behavior |
| Hypothesis | statement that provides a tentative description of explanation for the relationship between variables, prediction Ex- diffrences in test scores with students taking notes |
| Null Hypthesis | Hypothesis test statement about the population or treatments being studied that says there is no change no effect no difference or no relationship |
| Operation definition | procedure measuring and defining a consturct, varaiable by the measurement procedure, measures external, observable behavior, makes it reliable and repliciable |
| Converting an idea into a research hypthesis | make it testable, refutable, make it supportive/postive, having it be rational |
| A good research hypothesis | based on research or thoery, testable, association between independednt and dependent variables, variable soperationally defined feasible and ethical |
| Creating a good gypthesis | If then statements, include a comparison |
| Primary sources | firsthand report of observation or research results written by the individuals who actually conducted the research and made observations |
| Secondary sources | description of summary of previous work often written by someone who did not partipate in the research or observation, can be misleading |
| Reference | your source of information by creating a reference section at end of paper |