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Name _______________________________________ Period _________________ Date ____________

HANDOUT 2–3
Matching
Directions: Match the term with the definition.
Answer Choices
Researcher bias Experiment Random assignment
Participant bias Hypothesis Placebo
Case study Operational definition Dependent variable
Population Independent variable Replication
Survey method Experimental group Longitudinal study
Random sample Control group

__________________________ 1. Studying the same group of individuals over a long period of time
__________________________ 2. A sample that fairly represents a population because each member
has an equal chance of being included
__________________________ 3. When participants in research respond differently than they normally
would because of what they believe the researcher wants
__________________________ 4. The entire group from which subjects may be selected for a study
__________________________ 5. When researchers selectively notice evidence that supports their
hypotheses or expectations
__________________________ 6. The participants in an experiment who are not exposed to the
independent variable
__________________________ 7. A research technique designed to discover the self-reported attitudes
or behaviors of people through the use of questionnaires or inter-
views.
__________________________ 8. When one person is studied in depth
__________________________ 9. A research method in which the researcher manipulates one or more
factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on another
variable (dependent variable) while confounding variables remain
controlled
__________________________ 10. An investigator’s testable prediction about the outcome of research
__________________________ 11. A statement of the exact behaviors a researcher is looking for in a
research study
__________________________ 12. The research variable that is hypothesized to cause a change in the
dependent variable
__________________________ 13. The behavior or mental process where the impact of the independent
variable is measured
__________________________ 14. The participants in an experiment who are exposed to the treatment;
that is, the independent variable
__________________________ 15. Assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance
__________________________ 16. A nonactive substance that may be administered instead of a drug
__________________________ 17. Repeating the essence of a research study to see whether the results
can be reliably reproduced

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Name _______________________________________ Period _________________ Date ____________

HANDOUT 2–4
Making Sense of Research Methods
On the lines provided, write definitions of the module terms related to research methods.

Research Methods Ethics

Researcher bias:

Participant bias:

Naturalistic Case
Observation Studies Correlations Surveys

Positive correlation: Population:

Random sample:
Experiments Negative correlation:

Hypothesis:
Correlation does
NOT mean
Operational definition: causation!

IV:

DV:

Random assignment and groups:

Confounding variables:

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