research ch1 pt 2

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts from the lecture notes on research methods in audiology and speech-language pathology.

A research design in which a participant experiences both the experimental and control conditions, with results reported separately for each participant.

Single-subject research

A research design in which participants are assigned to separate groups that experience different conditions (experimental vs. control); results are aggregated and reported for groups, not individuals.

Group research

The manipulated characteristic or experience the researcher studies; can be an experimental manipulation or an existing characteristic; often has two or more levels.

Independent variable

The outcome measures used to determine the effect of the independent variable.

Dependent variable

Research where the independent variable is manipulated to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Experimental research

Research where the independent variable is not manipulated but observed as existing characteristics.

Nonexperimental research

The different categories or values the independent variable can take.

Levels of the independent variable

A study may examine more than one independent variable, including a manipulation and an existing characteristic; sometimes randomization applies to one IV while another IV (e.g., age) cannot be manipulated.

Multiple independent variables

A method to decide which participants receive which level of the independent variable, reducing bias.

Random assignment

The measurements used to determine the results; the data collected to assess the effect of the independent variable.

Outcome measures

The common order of sections: abstract, introduction and review of literature, methods, results, and discussion.

Research article structure

A brief overview of the article's contents; may be non-structured or structured and outlines purpose, method, results, and conclusion.

Abstract

An abstract with labeled sections such as Purpose, Method, Results, and Conclusion.

Structured abstract

Section that introduces topics, discusses significance, and builds a logical argument for the research question.

Introduction and review of literature

The question or problem investigated by the study; may appear at the end of the introduction or under a separate heading.

Research question

Section detailing participants, materials/equipment, and procedures to enable replication.

Methods

Section presenting the study
The common order of sections: abstract, introduction and review of literature, methods, results, and discussion.
's findings, including descriptive and/or inferential statistics for quantitative studies.

Results

Section summarizing results and discussing how they relate to the literature, including limitations and ideas for future research.

Discussion

Restating someone else’s ideas in your own words; paraphrase rather than quote; use quotation marks and page numbers for direct quotes.

Paraphrase

Using someone else’s words or ideas without proper attribution.

Plagiarism

Repeating a study with the same procedures to verify findings.

Replication

An approach to reading articles out of a strict order, starting with the abstract and reading sections nonlinearly to judge relevance.

Nonlinear reading

A five-part method for note-taking: obtain complete reference information, identify research question(s), summarize procedures, summarize outcome measures, and note the answer to the research question.

Five-part strategy (