What is a participant observation?

an experiment that includes the researcher as a participant.

What is a random assignment?

everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen for a study

What is correlation research?

scientific method that assesses the relationship between variables

What is the scientific method?

set of procedures used to gather, analyze, and interpret information

a group of subjects who are selected to participate in a research study

What is critical thinking?

process of deciding what to believe based on evaluation of evidence

What is an operational definition?

A very clear description of how a variable has been measured

questions or statements given to a group of people to measure beliefs

What is a case study?

scientific method involving an in depth analysis of a single subject

What is an independent variable?

variable that is manipulated in an experiment

What is a dependent variable?

variable that may change in response to changes in the independent variable

factors in a study that can be measured and that are capable of changing

What is a naturalistic observation?

scientific method that describes how people or animals behave in nature

What is a random selection?

everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen for a study

system of ideas that seeks to explain why two or more events are related

What is an experiment?

researchers change variables to observe the effect on other variables

What is a hypothesis?

educated guess or prediction about the nature of things based on a theory

repeating an earlier study's scientific procedures using new participants

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What is a participant observation?
an experiment that includes the researcher as a participant.
scientific method that assesses the relationship between variables
A very clear description of how a variable has been measured
variable that is manipulated in an experiment
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What is a random assignment?
scientific method that describes how people or animals behave in nature
scientific method involving an in depth analysis of a single subject
repeating an earlier study's scientific procedures with new participants
everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen for a study
3
What is correlation research?
scientific method that assesses the relationship between variables
variable that is manipulated in an experiment
set of procedures used to gather, analyze, and interpret information
educated guess or prediction about the nature of things based on a theory
4
What is the scientific method?
set of procedures used to gather, analyze, and interpret information
repeating a study's scientific procedures using different participants
process of deciding what to believe based on on evaluation of evidence
questions or statements given to a group of people to measure beliefs
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What is a sample?
a group of subjects who are selected to participate in a research study
variable that may change in response to the manipulated variable
everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen for a study
repeating an earlier study's scientific procedures with new participants
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What is critical thinking?
scientific method in which a researcher describes behavior in nature
very clear description of how a variable has been measured
educated guess or prediction about the nature of things based on a theory
process of deciding what to believe based on evaluation of evidence
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What is an operational definition?
scientific method involving an in depth analysis of a single subject
structure set of questions or statements given to people to measure beliefs
A very clear description of how a variable has been measured
the variable that may change in response to the manipulated variable
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What is a survey?
educated guess or prediction about the nature of things based on a theory
scientific method involving an in depth analysis of a single subject
organized system of ideas that seeks to explain why events are related
questions or statements given to a group of people to measure beliefs
9
What is a case study?
scientific method involving an in depth analysis of a single subject
the variable that may change in response to the manipulated
process of deciding what to believe based on a careful evaluation
scientific method that describes how people or animals behave in nature
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What is an independent variable?
scientific method involving an in depth analysis of a single subject
factors that can be measured and that are capable of changing or varying
A very clear description of how a variable has been measured
variable that is manipulated in an experiment
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What is a dependent variable?
everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen for a study
scientific method that assesses the relationship between variables
variable that may change in response to changes in the independent variable
educated guess or prediction about the nature of things based on a theory
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What are variables?
factors in a study that can be measured and that are capable of changing
set of questions/statements given to a group of people to measure beliefs
researchers change variables to observe effect on other variables
repeating an earlier study's scientific procedures using new participants
13
What is a naturalistic observation?
variable that is manipulated in an experiment
the variable that may change in response to the manipulated variable
set of questions or statements given to people to measure their beliefs
scientific method that describes how people or animals behave in nature
14
What is a random selection?
everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen for a study
variable that is manipulated in an experiment
scientific method that describes how people or animals behave in nature
very clear description of how a variable has been measured
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What is a theory?
scientific method that describes how people or animals behave in nature
group of subjects who are selected to participate in a research study
system of ideas that seeks to explain why two or more events are related
very clear description of how a variable has been measured
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What is an experiment?
educated guess or prediction about the nature of things based on a theory
researchers change variables to observe the effect on other variables
scientific method that describes how people or animals behave in nature
variable that is manipulated in an experiment
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What is a hypothesis?
scientific method that assesses the relationship between variables
scientific method involving an in depth analysis of a single subject
educated guess or prediction about the nature of things based on a theory
factors in a study that can be measured and that are capable of changing
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What is replication?
group of subjects who are selected to participate in a research study
everyone in the population has an equal chance of being chosen for a study
repeating an earlier study's scientific procedures using new participants
system of ideas that seeks to explain why two or more events are related

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