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Duplicate of 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 measure of central tendency that is exact halfway point of data distribution
Correlation coefficient
Mean
Median
Mode
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A statement about the expected relationship between two or three variables
Hypothesis
Operational definition
Theory
Peer review
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An in-depth investigation of an individual subject
Correlational research
Case study
Naturalistic observation
Experiment
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A statistical analysis that combines the results of many studies
Meta-analysis
Inferential statistics
Standard deviation
Descriptive statistics
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A measure of variability in data
Central tendency
Standard deviation
Statistical significance
Operational definition
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Occurs when an extraneous variable makes it difficult to sort out the effects of the IV
Sampling bias
Double-blind procedure
Experimenter bias
Confounding of variables
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Exists when a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn
Social desirability bias
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
Experimenter bias
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The tendency to answer questions about oneself in a socially approved manner
Response set
Sampling bias
Experimenter bias
Social desirability bias
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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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Research strategy where neither subjects nor experimenters know which condition subjects are in
Random assignment
Random sampling
Double-blind procedure
Single-blind procedure
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The arithmetic average
Mean
Correlation coefficient
Median
Mode
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Procedures for systematically watching behaviour in order to summarise it for scientific analysis
Naturalistic methods
Experimental method
Bandura's bobo doll procedure
Observational methods
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Measure of variability that is the difference between the highest and lowest scores in the data set
Standard deviation
Median
Mode
Range
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The variable that is influenced by the manipulation in an experiment
Independent variable
Placebo effect
Extraneous variable
Dependent variable
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A condition or event that an experimenter manipulates in order to observe its impact
Correlation coefficient
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Extraneous variable
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A research method that involves giving questionnaires to ascertain attitudes, beliefs etc
Interviews
Experiment
Survey
Sampling
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Statistics used to interpret data in an experiment and draw conclusions
Statistical significance
Descriptive statistics
Inferential statistics
Research methods
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The group in an experiment that is exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Sample
Population
Control group
Experimental group
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Effects that occur when subjects experience change due to expectations or a "fake" treatment
Confounding of variables
Sampling bias
Placebo effects
Replication
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A periodical that publishes technical and scholarly material within a discipline
Journal
Case study
Survey
Theory
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Any variables other than the IVs that seem likely to influence the DV in an experiment
Placebo effects
Response set
Extraneous variables
Standard deviation
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An association between variables that allows for prediction but does not infer causation
Causation
Reliability
Validity
Correlation
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Judgment inferred from statistics that probability of observed findings occurs by chance is very low
Validity
Standard deviation
Statistical significance
Variability
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The spread of data, including the extent to which scores vary from the mean
Statistical significance
Standard deviation
Variability
Central tendency
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Statistics helpful in organising and summarising (but not interpreting) data
Descriptive statistics
Correlation coefficient
Anecdotal evidence
Inferential statistics
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The score that occurs most frequently
Median
Mode
Correlation coefficient
Mean
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Distribution of subjects in experiment where each has equal chance of being assigned to any group
Single-blind procedure
Random assignment
Double-blind procedure
Random sampling
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A larger group from which a sample is drawn and to which the researcher wishes to generalise
Experimental group
Population
Sample
Control group
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The statistic that indicates the strength and direction of relationship between variables
Median
Mode
Mean
Correlation coefficient
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The degree to which test results or evidence occurs repeatedly
Statistical Confirmation
Concurrent validity
Statistical Validity
Statistical Reliability
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Research method in which IVs are manipulated and which permits causal interpretation
Case study
Correlational research
Experiment
Naturalistic observation
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The group in an experiment that is not exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Experimental group
Population
Sample
Control group
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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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Precisely defines each variable in study in terms of operations needed to measure them
Hypothesis
Theory
Data collection techniques
Operational definition
