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Duplicate of AP Psychology: Research Methods
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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Research strategy in which neither subjects nor experimenters know which condition subjects are in
Double-blind procedure
Random assignment
Single-blind procedure
Random sampling
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Distribution of subjects in experiment i/w each has equal chance of being assigned to any group
Double-blind procedure
Random assignment
Random sampling
Single-blind procedure
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Occurs when an extraneous variable makes it difficult to sort out the effects of the IV
Confounding of variables
Double-blind procedure
Experimenter bias
Sampling bias
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The statistic that indicates the degree and direction of relationship between variables
Median
Mode
Correlation coefficient
Mean
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A measure of variability in data
Statistical significance
Central tendency
Operational definition
Standard deviation
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A link or association between variables such that one can be predicted from the other
Causation
Validity
Correlation
Reliability
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A condition or event that an experimenter manipulates in order to observe its impact
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Extraneous variable
Correlation coefficient
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Statistics helpful in organizing and summarizing (but not interpreting) data
Inferential statistics
Descriptive statistics
Correlation coefficient
Anecdotal evidence
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Effects that occur when subjects experience change due to expectations (or to "fake" treatment)
Replication
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
Placebo effects
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The group in an experiment that is NOT exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Sample
Experimental group
Population
Control group
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A larger group from which a sample is drawn and to which the researcher wishes to generalize
Population
Sample
Experimental group
Control group
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A system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations
Theory
Response set
Hypothesis
Anecdotal evidence
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The variable that results from the manipulation in an experiment
Placebo effect
Independent variable
Extraneous variable
Dependent variable
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Judgment inferred from statistics that probability of observed findings occurring b/chance= low
Variability
Standard deviation
Statistical significance
Validity
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An in-depth, generally subjective, investigation of an individual subject
Experiment
Naturalistic observation
Case study
Correlational research
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Precisely defines ea. variable in study in terms of operations needed to produce/measure them
Data collection techniques
Hypothesis
Operational definition
Theory
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The group in an experiment that is exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Experimental group
Sample
Control group
Population
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A tentative statement about the expected relationship between two or three variables
Hypothesis
Peer review
Theory
Operational definition
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Any variables other than the IVs that seem likely to influence the DV in an experiment
Response set
Extraneous variables
Placebo effects
Standard deviation
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Exists when a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn
Social desirability bias
Sampling bias
Experimenter bias
Confounding of variables
