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Psychology 1: Research Methods
Psychology 1: Research Methods
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A review of key terms, concepts, and people associated with #research methodology
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Precisely defines ea. variable in study in terms of operations needed to produce/measure them
Hypothesis
Theory
Operational definition
Data collection techniques
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Researchers are looking at how alcohol use influences reaction times while driving.
the IV is alcohol
the DV is alcohol
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Scores Psychology exam scores : 68, 72, 78, 82, 84, 87, 87, 87, 91, 91, 95, 98. Mode=
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87
68
91
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The statistic that indicates the degree and direction of relationship between variables
Correlation coefficient
Mode
Median
Mean
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The goals of psychology are to _______.
explore the conscious and unconscious functions
improve psychological well-being in all individuals
understand, compare, and analyze human behavior
describe, explain, predict, and control behavior
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The arithmetic average
Mean
Mode
Correlation coefficient
Median
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A tentative statement about the expected relationship between two or three variables
Theory
Operational definition
Hypothesis
Peer review
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The spread or dispersion of data, including the extent to which scores vary from the mean
Statistical significance
Standard deviation
Variability
Central tendency
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The group in an experiment that is not exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Sample
Population
Control group
Experimental group
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A condition or event that an experimenter manipulates in order to observe its impact
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Correlation coefficient
Extraneous variable
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Support for a particular viewpoint through the use of personal (and frequently vivid) stories
Meta-analysis
Hypothesis
Anecdotal evidence
Theory
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A statistical procedure that combines the results of many studies
Inferential statistics
Standard deviation
Descriptive statistics
Meta-analysis
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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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The score that occurs most frequently
Median
Mean
Mode
Correlation coefficient
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The variable that results from the manipulation in an experiment
Independent variable
Placebo effect
Dependent variable
Extraneous variable
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Which of the following correlation represents the strongest relationship between two variables?
-.50
-.75
1.25
.50
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Ethical guidelines include the following: deception, informed consent, debriefing, privacy
true
false
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A larger group from which a sample is drawn and to which the researcher wishes to generalize
Control group
Experimental group
Population
Sample
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example of
skewed to the left
skew to the right
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The group in an experiment that is exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Population
Sample
Control group
Experimental group
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A system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations
Theory
Anecdotal evidence
Response set
Hypothesis
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Exists when a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn
Experimenter bias
Sampling bias
Social desirability bias
Confounding of variables
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Statistics helpful in organizing and summarizing (but not interpreting) data
Anecdotal evidence
Correlation coefficient
Descriptive statistics
Inferential statistics
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Research method in which IVs are manipulated and which permits causal interpretation
Case study
Correlational research
Naturalistic observation
Experiment
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Statistical procedures used to interpret data in an experiment and draw conclusions
Descriptive statistics
Statistical significance
Research methods
Inferential statistics
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Normal bell shaped curve most of the scores with in the 1 std is
99.7%
95%
68%
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Effects that occur when subjects experience change due to expectations (or to "fake" treatment)
Placebo effects
Replication
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
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Descriptive statistic & measure of central tendency; exact halfway point of data distribution
Mode
Median
Correlation coefficient
Mean
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Jane Goodall is known for her studies w/ Chimps
Naturalistic observations
Case Studies
lab experiment
survey
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Any variables other than the IVs that seem likely to influence the DV in an experiment
Placebo effects
Extraneous variables
Standard deviation
Response set
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Distribution of subjects in experiment i/w each has equal chance of being assigned to any group
Double-blind procedure
Random sampling
Random assignment
Single-blind procedure
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In Milgrams study the teacher did not know, but the experimenter and learner knew
single blind
double blind
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Occurs when an extraneous variable makes it difficult to sort out the effects of the IV
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
Double-blind procedure
Experimenter bias
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A link or association between variables such that one can be predicted from the other
Correlation
Causation
Validity
Reliability
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Research strategy i/w neither subjects nor experimenters know which condition subjects are in
Random assignment
Single-blind procedure
Random sampling
Double-blind procedure
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Judgment inferred from statistics that probability of observed findings occurring b/chance= low
Validity
Standard deviation
Variability
Statistical significance
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A measure of variability in data
Operational definition
Statistical significance
Standard deviation
Central tendency
