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Topic 9 RDA definitions
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1A research question that asks about the presence of behaviour, how frequently it is exhibited or whether there is a relationship between different behaviours:
- ADescriptive research question
- BCausal research question
- CDescriptive hypothesis
- DCausal hypothesis
2A research question that asks if one behaviour can be predicted from another behaviour to allow predictions of future behaviour:
- ADescriptive research question
- BCausal research question
- CDescriptive hypothesis
- DCausal hypothesis
- EPredictive research question
3A research question that asks what causes specific behaviours to occur:
- ADescriptive research question
- BCausal research question
- CDescriptive hypothesis
- DCausal hypothesis
4Area of psychological research that involves the development, validation and refinement of surveys and tests for measuring psychological constructs:
- APsychometrics
- BPsychodynamic
- CPsychological surveys
5Participants respond to survey questions in any manner they feel is appropriate for the question:
- AOpen-ended response scale
- BClose-ended response scale
- CLikert Scale
6Participants respond to survey questions according to the response options provided by the researcher:
- AOpen-ended response scale
- BClose-ended response scale
- CLikert scales
7Indicates that a survey measures the behaviour it is designed to measure
- AConstruct validity
- BFace validity
- CExternal validity
8A sampling error that occurs when individuals chosen for the sample do not respond to the survey, biasing the sample:
- ANonresponse error
- BIgnored error
- CScrew-you effect
9A sampling error that occurs when the sample chosen to complete the survey does not provide a good representation of the population:
- ACoverage error
- BNonresponse error
- CPopulation error
10Determining the validity of the scores of a survey by examining the relationship between the survey scores and other established measures of the behaviour of interest:
- ACriterion-Related validity
- BExternal validity
- CInternal validity
11Bias created in survey responses from respondents' desire to be viewed more favourably by others, typically resulting in overreporting of positive behaviours and underreporting of negative behaviours:
- ASocial desirability bias
- BDemand characteristics
- Cparticipant bias
12Indicates that the scores on a survey will be similar when participants complete a survey more than once:
- ATest-Retest reliability
- BTesting effects
- CFace validity
13Occurs when participants choose not to complete a study:
- AAttrition/mortality
- Bdrop out
- Cinternal consistency
14Occurs when participants are tested more than once in a study with early testing affecting later testings:
- ATesting effects
- BDemand characteristics
- CSocial desirability bias
15A form of reliability that tests relationships between scores on different items of a survey
- AInternal consistency
- BInternal validity
- CCorrelation
16Method of testing scores' internal consistency that indicates if the scores are more similar on different sets of questions on a survey that address similar topics:
- ASplit-Half reliability
- BInternal reliability
17A method of testing scores' internal consistency that indicates the average correlation between scores on all pairs of items on a survey
- ASplit-Half reliability
- BCronbach's Alpha
- CInternal reliability
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- Quiz on Topic 9 RDA definitions, created by Charley Cole on 02/05/2016.
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- Created on 2 May 2016 · updated on 6 Apr 2018
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