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AP Psychology: Research Methods
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A review of key terms, concepts, and people associated with #research methodology
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Studied the effect of anxiety on affiliation
Robert Rosenthal
Philip Zimbardo
Neal Miller
Stanley Schacter
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The arithmetic average
Mean
Correlation coefficient
Median
Mode
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The more hours you work the less time you have for other activities
Zero Correlation
Dependent Correlation
Negative Correlation
Positive Correlation
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Mean is
middle number
appears the most
last number
average
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Precisely defines ea. variable in study in terms of operations needed to produce/measure them
Theory
Data collection techniques
Hypothesis
Operational definition
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The score that occurs most frequently
Correlation coefficient
Mean
Median
Mode
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Which Method Shows cause and effect
Naturalistic Observation
Experimental
Survey
Case Study
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Studied experimenter bias, a researcher's unintended influence on the behavior of subjects
Stanley Schacter
Philip Zimbardo
Neal Miller
Robert Rosenthal
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a graph of a perfect positive relationship would form a
Straight Line
circle
U-shaped line
Horizontal Line
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Research strategy i/w neither subjects nor experimenters know which condition subjects are in
Single-blind procedure
Random sampling
Random assignment
Double-blind procedure
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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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A statistical procedure that combines the results of many studies
Meta-analysis
Standard deviation
Inferential statistics
Descriptive statistics
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Any variables other than the IVs that seem likely to influence the DV in an experiment
Placebo effects
Response set
Standard deviation
Extraneous variables
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A measure of variability in data
Central tendency
Operational definition
Standard deviation
Statistical significance
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Mode is
middle value
last number
average
appears the most
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Which of the following Correlation Coefficients indicate a perfect relationship
.5 and -.5
0 and 0
.9 and -.9
1 and -1
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A condition or event that an experimenter manipulates in order to observe its impact
Correlation coefficient
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
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Harry Scores a perfect 100 on a test that everyone else fails. Graphing this would be..
Positively Skewed
Negatively Skewed
Right in the middle
Normal
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A system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations
Hypothesis
Theory
Anecdotal evidence
Response set
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Asserted that the benefits of animal research far outweigh the harm done
Robert Rosenthal
Philip Zimbardo
Stanley Schacter
Neal Miller
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Occurs when an extraneous variable makes it difficult to sort out the effects of the IV
Double-blind procedure
Experimenter bias
Confounding of variables
Sampling bias
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Distribution of subjects in experiment i/w each has equal chance of being assigned to any group
Single-blind procedure
Random sampling
Random assignment
Double-blind procedure
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Judgment inferred from statistics that probability of observed findings occurring b/chance= low
Variability
Statistical significance
Standard deviation
Validity
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Placebo is
mode
real treatment
fake treatment
the hypothesis
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Research method in which IVs are manipulated and which permits causal interpretation
Case study
Naturalistic observation
Experiment
Correlational research
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An in-depth, generally subjective, investigation of an individual subject
Case study
Naturalistic observation
Correlational research
Experiment
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Statistical procedures used to interpret data in an experiment and draw conclusions
Inferential statistics
Research methods
Statistical significance
Descriptive statistics
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Hawthorne effect is best defined as :
People act as they would in their natural habitat
Experimenter is Bias
People change their behavior b/c of researcher's attention
Subjects lie because experimenter tells them to.
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The spread or dispersion of data, including the extent to which scores vary from the mean
Variability
Standard deviation
Central tendency
Statistical significance
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Which correlation is stronger?
-.55
.60
1.05
0.00
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A larger group from which a sample is drawn and to which the researcher wishes to generalize
Experimental group
Sample
Population
Control group
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The variable that results from the manipulation in an experiment
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
Placebo effect
Dependent variable
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Malee is going to investigate how alcohol affects aggression.The #of drinks the subject has is
Dependent
Hypothesis
Independent
Controlled
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Support for a particular viewpoint through the use of personal (and frequently vivid) stories
Theory
Anecdotal evidence
Hypothesis
Meta-analysis
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Statistics helpful in organizing and summarizing (but not interpreting) data
Anecdotal evidence
Descriptive statistics
Correlation coefficient
Inferential statistics
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A tentative statement about the expected relationship between two or three variables
Theory
Peer review
Hypothesis
Operational definition
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The group in an experiment that is exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Control group
Experimental group
Population
Sample
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Exists when a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
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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Median is
appears the least
appears the most
average
middle value
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Occurs when a researcher's expectations influence the results of a study
Experimenter bias
Participant bias
Social desirability bias
Sampling bias
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Why do some psychologists consider Milgram's obedience study to be unethical ?
Risk of long-term harm
No clear Scientific purpose
Debriefing
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A link or association between variables such that one can be predicted from the other
Correlation
Validity
Reliability
Causation
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Tendency to respond in a particular way that is unrelated to the content of the questions asked
Response set
Experimenter bias
Sampling bias
Social desirability bias
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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 not exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Population
Sample
Experimental group
Control group
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The statistic that indicates the degree and direction of relationship between variables
Median
Correlation coefficient
Mean
Mode
