Final Essay Quantitative Research Methods Security Studies

Immediacy: {Ans: primary means of expressing approval of another; provide an invitation to another to continue communication.}type I error: (alpha error) {Ans: occurs when researchers reject a null hypothesis and accept a research hypothesis. Should have accepted null.}LSD test: (least significant difference) {Ans: the most liberal comparison test that is like doing a series of t-tests without protecting against additive error because of multiple comparisons.}R2(coefficient of multiple determination: {Ans: expresses the amount of variance in a criterion variable that can be explained by the other variables acting together.}Sociocommunicative Style Assertiveness: {Ans: the capacity to make requests; actively disagree; to express positive or negative personal rights and feelings; to initiate, maintain or disengage from conversation; stand up for one's self w/o attacking another.}Personality Correlates w/ Apprehension: Introversion/Extroversion: {Ans: shy and withdrawn/bold, aggressive, & talkative.}Trait-like CA: {Ans: communication apprehension as a trait.}degrees of freedom: {Ans: the number of scores that are "free to vary"; in significance testing, df are usually based on sample size; and generally equal either N - 1 or N - 2, the number of participants minus 1 or 2.}regressions: {Ans: using X to predict Y (based on knowledge of