Research & Evidence-Based Practice Flashcards
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A researcher studies how social media use affects workplace communication by collecting data at a single point in time. This is a:
Answer: Cross-sectional study
A cross-sectional study collects data from participants at one point in time, providing a snapshot but making it difficult to establish temporal relationships.
Which citation style is most commonly required for communication and social science research in the US?
Answer: APA
APA (American Psychological Association) style is the standard for social sciences, including communication studies, in the United States.
A focus group differs from an individual interview primarily because:
Answer: Interaction among participants generates data that individual interviews cannot
The group dynamic in focus groups produces data through participant interaction, debate, and consensus-building that cannot emerge in one-on-one interviews.
Operationalization in communication research means:
Answer: Defining abstract concepts in measurable, observable terms
Operationalization translates abstract constructs like 'communication apprehension' into specific, measurable indicators that can be observed and quantified.
An Institutional Review Board (IRB) primarily evaluates research proposals to ensure:
Answer: Participant rights and welfare are protected
IRBs review research involving human participants to ensure studies comply with ethical standards protecting participants' rights, privacy, and well-being.
In a survey measuring communication confidence, a Likert scale response option would look like:
Answer: Strongly Disagree / Disagree / Neutral / Agree / Strongly Agree
Likert scales present ordered response options ranging from one extreme to another, capturing the degree of agreement or disagreement with a statement.
Which threat to internal validity occurs when participants in a long-term communication study change due to aging or life events rather than the treatment?
Answer: Maturation
Maturation refers to natural changes within participants over time that may explain outcome differences independent of the experimental treatment.