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Chapter 1. Research Methods

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Research Methods

Author: Richard O. Straub

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This video clip provides an excellent overview of how researchers use the scientific method to investigate health behaviors. The topics discussed include naturalistic observation, surveys, case studies, independent variables, dependent variables, random assignment, hypotheses, cause-effect relationships, experimental groups, and control groups.

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1. An experiment is a research method in which:

2. A test that measures or predicts what it is supposed to measure or predict is said to have a high degree of:

3. If a test yields consistent results each time it is used, it has a high degree of:

4. Which research method would be most appropriate for studying the relationship between the religious beliefs of a group of people and their attitudes toward same-sex marriage?

5. In the study described in this video clip, the major independent variable was _______________ and the major dependent variable was _______________.

6. To provide a baseline against which they can evaluate the effects of a specific
independent variable, experimenters make use of:

7. To minimize any preexisting differences between the participants who were in different conditions in this study, the researchers used:

8. A statement of a predicted relationship between an independent variable and a dependent variable--such as “playing violent video games” increases
aggressive behavior---is an example of a(n):

9. Which technique involves repeating an earlier research study to determine if
its results are reliable?

10. Both the researchers and the participants in a memory study are uninformed
as to which participants have actually received a memory-enhancing supplement
and which have received a placebo. This study clearly involves the use of:

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