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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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The variable that results from the manipulation in an experiment
Placebo effect
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
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The tendency to answer questions about oneself in a socially approved manner
Social desirability bias
Response set
Sampling bias
Experimenter bias
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A larger group from which a sample is drawn and to which the researcher wishes to generalize
Experimental group
Sample
Control group
Population
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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 group in an experiment that is exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Sample
Control group
Experimental group
Population
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The group in an experiment that is not exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Control group
Population
Sample
Experimental group
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Precisely definition of procedures (variables) to follow in an experiment.
Data collection techniques
Hypothesis
Theory
Operational definition
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If both variables in an experiment move in the same way, the correlation is...
Non Existant
Negative
Negligible
Positive
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A measure of variability in data
Statistical significance
Operational definition
Central tendency
Standard deviation
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Which p value would show the greatest evidence of cause/effect (NOT random)?
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.05
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1
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Statistical procedures used to interpret data in an experiment and draw conclusions
Statistical significance
Inferential statistics
Descriptive statistics
Research methods
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Any variables other than the IVs that seem likely to influence the DV in an experiment
Placebo effects
Extraneous (3rd) variables
Standard deviation
Response set
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The arithmetic average
Median
Mode
Correlation coefficient
Mean
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The statistic that indicates the degree and direction of relationship between variables
Mode
Median
Correlation coefficient
Mean
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Effects that occur when subjects experience change due to expectations (or to "fake" treatment)
Replication
Confounding of variables
Placebo effects
Sampling bias
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In this type of research, we can obtain a LOT of data very quickly.
Naturalistic Observation
Longitudinal Study
Survey
Case Study
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Research strategy i/w neither subjects nor experimenters know which condition subjects are in
Single-blind procedure
Random assignment
Random sampling
Double-blind procedure
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Research method in which IVs are manipulated and shows us cause/effect.
Experiment
Correlational research
Case study
Naturalistic observation
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A condition or event that an experimenter manipulates in order to observe its impact
Dependent variable
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
Correlation coefficient
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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 assignment
Double-blind procedure
Random sampling
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Organization that reviews and approves experimental studies at a college/university.
Counseling Board
Institutional Review Board
Bystander
Expert Witnesses
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Judgment inferred from statistics that probability of observed findings occurring b/chance= low
Statistical significance
Variability
Standard deviation
Validity
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Statistics helpful in organizing and summarizing (but not interpreting) data
Descriptive statistics
Anecdotal evidence
Correlation coefficient
Inferential statistics
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The spread or dispersion of data, including the extent to which scores vary from the mean
Central tendency
Variability
Statistical significance
Standard deviation
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An in-depth, generally subjective, investigation of an individual subject
Experiment
Naturalistic observation
Correlational research
Case study
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Descriptive statistic & measure of central tendency; exact halfway point of data distribution
Mean
Correlation coefficient
Mode
Median
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The score that occurs most frequently
Mean
Mode
Correlation coefficient
Median
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An experiment where there is no interference- only observation.
Naturalistic observation
Cross-Sectional Study
Longitudinal Study
Survey
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Occurs when a researcher's expectations influence the results of a study
Social desirability bias
Participant bias
Sampling bias
Experimenter bias
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A tentative statement about the expected relationship between two or three variables
Peer review
Hypothesis
Theory
Operational definition
