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Chapter 2: Research Methods & Statistics
Chapter 2: Research Methods & Statistics
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neither the participant or experimenter knows what condition they are in; helps get rid of bias
self-fulfilling prophecy
standardization
double-blind
single-blind
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treating all my participants exactly the same, following uniform procedures.
standardization
between-subjects design
placebo effect
naturalistic observation
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If you believe in a statement you may subtly act to make it come true (horoscopes, stereotypes)
self-fulfilling prophecy
double-blind procedures
spurious relationship
single-blind procedures
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If someone gets a 97th percentile on a standardized test that means they:
scored approximately average
scored 97% of the questions correct
scored better than 97% of the population
scored worse than 97% of the population
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validity is:
correlational
observational
accuracy
consistency
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A variable that accidentally got in the experiment and can influence results. NOT COOL
mediator
dependent
confounding
independent
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Human research is governed by:
The EPA
The IACUC
The IRB
The MLA
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The in-depth study of an individual, usually with a rare disorder or neurological condition
Archival Research
Survey
Naturalistic Observation
Case Study
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Only these can determine cause/effect relationships
Case Studies
Quasi-Experiments
Correlations
Experiments
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all of the following are problems with longitudinal designs EXCEPT
participants may drop out
take a long time to complete / expensive
cannot imply cause/effect
other events can happen btw time points
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The strongest value of Correlation Coefficient R out of the following
-.9
-.1
.7
.2
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Most people are low/middle income and very few people make a lot of $. This distribution is:
downward skewed
symmetrical
negatively skewed
positively skewed
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I will examine separate groups of people at different ages to determine how people develop
archival
cross sectional
sequential
longitudinal
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following the same group over time and measuring how they change / develop
longitudinal
single-blind
double-blind
cross-sectional
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When one variable increases and other decreases
positive correlation
moderated relationship
negative correlation
mediated relationship
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The mean is vulnerable to influence by extreme scores called:
case studies
outliers
confounds
weirdos
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which of the following values of r best describes the scatterplot?
-.3
.7
-.9
.5
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Which of the following is NOT a Correlational Design?
Quasi-Experimental
Naturalistic Observation
Survey
Archival Research
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Involves describing an organism's behavior in the "wild" or "real world" without intervening
Archival Research
Naturalistic Observation
Case Study
Survey
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Before participants starts an experiment they sign a form saying they understand and volunteer
risk-benefit analysis
confidentiality
debriefing
informed consent
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Humans are __________, Animals are ____________
blind; double-blind
subjects; participants
double-blind; blind
participants; subjects
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reliability is:
correlational
consistency
accuracy
distributed
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A researcher wants to investigate the effect caffeine on response time, the dependent variable:
response time
the experimenter
caffeine
the participants
