A Group of Community Members Who Help Researchers Decide How

question 24

Multiple Choice

A group of community members who help researchers decide how to conduct a research project,perhaps controlling some of those decisions,is termed:

• A)a research protocol
• B)an institutional review board
• C)a community research panel
• D)psychopolitical validity

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Definitions:

Operational Definition

The process of breaking down a broad concept into its observable and measurable component behaviors. For example, “aggression” becomes “hits peers with hand closed.” The purpose of operational definitions is to ensure that all involved parties are conceptualizing, recording, and measuring behaviors similarly.

Cueing Devices

Tools or signals used to prompt or guide a desired response or behavior.

Self-Monitoring

A self-management technique where individuals observe and record their own behaviors, thoughts, or emotions as a means to improve self-awareness or modify behavior.

Locus of Control

A psychological concept referring to an individual’s belief about the extent to which outcomes of their actions are under their own control versus external forces.