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