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A review of key terms, concepts, and people associated with #research methodology
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Descriptive statistic & measure of central tendency; exact halfway point of data distribution
Correlation coefficient
Median
Mean
Mode
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The group in an experiment that is exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Experimental group
Control group
Sample
Population
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Any variables other than the IVs that seem likely to influence the DV in an experiment
Standard deviation
Extraneous variables
Placebo effects
Response set
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The score that occurs most frequently
Mean
Correlation coefficient
Median
Mode
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The variable that results from the manipulation in an experiment
Dependent variable
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
Placebo effect
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Judgment inferred from statistics that probability of observed findings occurring b/chance= low
Validity
Statistical significance
Standard deviation
Variability
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Occurs when a researcher's expectations influence the results of a study
Social desirability bias
Sampling bias
Participant bias
Experimenter bias
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An in-depth, generally subjective, investigation of an individual subject
Correlational research
Naturalistic observation
Experiment
Case study
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Distribution of subjects in experiment i/w each has equal chance of being assigned to any group
Random sampling
Double-blind procedure
Single-blind procedure
Random assignment
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A periodical that publishes technical and scholarly material within a discipline
Journal
Theory
Case study
Survey
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Effects that occur when subjects experience change due to expectations (or to "fake" treatment)
Replication
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
Placebo effects
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A larger group from which a sample is drawn and to which the researcher wishes to generalize
Experimental group
Population
Control group
Sample
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A statistical procedure that combines the results of many studies
Standard deviation
Inferential statistics
Descriptive statistics
Meta-analysis
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A link or association between variables such that one can be predicted from the other
Validity
Causation
Correlation
Reliability
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Statistical procedures used to interpret data in an experiment and draw conclusions
Descriptive statistics
Inferential statistics
Statistical significance
Research methods
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Tendency to respond in a particular way that is unrelated to the content of the questions asked
Sampling bias
Response set
Experimenter bias
Social desirability bias
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The tendency to answer questions about oneself in a socially approved manner
Social desirability bias
Sampling bias
Response set
Experimenter bias
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Occurs when an extraneous variable makes it difficult to sort out the effects of the IV
Double-blind procedure
Confounding of variables
Sampling bias
Experimenter bias
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A tentative statement about the expected relationship between two or three variables
Peer review
Operational definition
Hypothesis
Theory
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A condition or event that an experimenter manipulates in order to observe its impact
Dependent variable
Correlation coefficient
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
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The spread or dispersion of data, including the extent to which scores vary from the mean
Statistical significance
Central tendency
Variability
Standard deviation
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Statistics helpful in organizing and summarizing (but not interpreting) data
Correlation coefficient
Anecdotal evidence
Descriptive statistics
Inferential statistics
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Exists when a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
Social desirability bias
Experimenter bias
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The group in an experiment that is not exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Population
Control group
Experimental group
Sample
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Research strategy i/w neither subjects nor experimenters know which condition subjects are in
Random sampling
Random assignment
Double-blind procedure
Single-blind procedure
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The arithmetic average
Correlation coefficient
Median
Mode
Mean
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Precisely defines ea. variable in study in terms of operations needed to produce/measure them
Data collection techniques
Hypothesis
Theory
Operational definition
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The statistic that indicates the degree and direction of relationship between variables
Mean
Correlation coefficient
Mode
Median
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Research method in which IVs are manipulated and which permits causal interpretation
Experiment
Case study
Naturalistic observation
Correlational research
