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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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A link or association between variables such that one can be predicted from the other
Causation
Validity
Reliability
Correlation
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Descriptive statistic & measure of central tendency; exact halfway point of data distribution
Mean
Median
Mode
Correlation coefficient
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Precisely defines each variable in a study in terms of operations needed to produce/measure them
Data collection techniques
Theory
Operational definition
Hypothesis
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Research method in which IVs are manipulated and cause and effect can be interpreted.
Naturalistic observation
Experiment
Correlational research
Case study
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Effects that occur when subjects experience change due to expectations (or to "fake" treatment)
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
Replication
Placebo effects
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The arithmetic average
Mean
Correlation coefficient
Mode
Median
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Research strategy in which neither the subjects nor experimenters know which group the subjects are in
Random sampling
Single-blind procedure
Random assignment
Double-blind procedure
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Exists when a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn
Confounding of variables
Sampling bias
Experimenter bias
Social desirability bias
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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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Statistics helpful in organizing and summarizing (but not interpreting) data
Inferential statistics
Correlation coefficient
Anecdotal evidence
Descriptive statistics
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A condition or event that an experimenter manipulates in order to observe its impact
Independent variable
Correlation coefficient
Dependent variable
Extraneous variable
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Occurs when an extraneous variable makes it difficult to sort out the effects of the IV
Confounding of variables
Experimenter bias
Sampling bias
Double-blind procedure
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Statistical procedures used to interpret data in an experiment and draw conclusions
Research methods
Descriptive statistics
Statistical significance
Inferential statistics
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A measure of variability in data
Statistical significance
Standard deviation
Operational definition
Central tendency
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The group in an experiment that is exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Experimental group
Population
Control group
Sample
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The group in an experiment that is not exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Sample
Control group
Experimental group
Population
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Judgment inferred from statistics that probability of observed findings occurring b/chance= low
Validity
Variability
Statistical significance
Standard deviation
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Distribution of subjects in experiment in which each has equal chance of being assigned to any group
Double-blind procedure
Single-blind procedure
Random assignment
Random sampling
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The score that occurs most frequently
Mean
Correlation coefficient
Mode
Median
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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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The variable that results from the manipulation in an experiment
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Placebo effect
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A larger group from which a sample is drawn and to which the researcher wishes to generalize
Population
Experimental group
Sample
Control group
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Occurs when a researcher's expectations influence the results of a study
Social desirability bias
Participant bias
Sampling bias
Experimenter bias
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The statistic that indicates the degree and direction of relationship between variables
Correlation coefficient
Mode
Median
Mean
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A tentative statement about the expected relationship between two or three variables
Peer review
Theory
Hypothesis
Operational definition
