Research Methods - Review Questions

which of the following is typically included in the discussion section of a research paper

• suggestions for future research 

• a summary of your findings in the context of your theoretical framework

• the practical and theoretical significance of your results

what type of validity refers to the appearance that a test measures what its supposed to

• face validity 

• which of the following is the highest internal consistency 

• a=0.78

• many scholars believe that the criteria for adequate reliability depends on the context 

true

• while journalism articles and journal articles use different language, the purpose is typically the same 

false

• research questions are everywhere, and once you think of one you can begin data collection 

false

• quantitative and qualitative research are complementary approaches but they require different lenses and assumptions

true

• why is NOT an important takeaway from our discussion on psychological debriefing in high risk industries 

• compulsory debriefing should be used 

• what happens to alpha when you increase the # of items on you measure

• it can be inflated 

• which of the following is NOT evaluated with a statistical test 

• content

• construct

• predictive

• convergent

content

• the potential benefits of a study are not the same as compensation or incentives 

true

• AI can be a tool to help researches develop a dan refine search terms when conducting literature searches i databases 

true

• measurement decisions should be guided by and aligned with the research question 

true

• in which of the following research situations would inter-rather reliability be most relevant 

• two hiring managers scoring a mock interview 

• a researcher calculates a high correlation between the odd and even numbered items of a test. this indicates: 

• high split half reliability

• which of the following best describes the purpose of the abstract of an empirical article 

• a summary of the article 

• which of the following guest defines the availability heuristic 

• being persuaded by what easily comes to mind 

• what type of validity is being assessed when a research finds that burnout at time 1 predicts turnover 1 month later 

• predictive validity 

• which is a type of risk in research 

• physical harm 

• cultural harm 

• social harm 

• economic harm

all 

• which of the following is a critique of classic test theory 

• it doesn’t clarify T conceptually 

• why is it important for the mean observed test scores (x) to equal the true score (T)

• it indicates that systematic error is minimal/absent

• which best captures what it means to conceptualize a variable 

• to clarify and define the variable 

• which of the following is considered a vulnerable population in research 

• pregnant women

• test retest reliability is most appropriate when

• the construct is expected to be stable across time 

• the APA ethical guidelines are identical to the ethical principles outlined in the Belmont Report 

• False (APA guidelines is belmont report plus two others) know the 3 different parts of the belmont report