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Psychology: Research Methods (on level)
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A review of key terms, concepts, and people associated with #research methodology
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The group in an experiment that is exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Experimental group
Sample
Population
Control group
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Effects that occur when subjects experience change due to expectations (or to "fake" treatment)
Placebo effects
Sampling bias
Replication
Confounding of variables
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A statistical procedure that combines the results of many studies
Descriptive statistics
Standard deviation
Inferential statistics
Meta-analysis
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Research method in which IVs are manipulated and which permits causal interpretation
Case study
Naturalistic observation
Experiment
Correlational research
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Occurs when a researcher's expectations influence the results of a study
Sampling bias
Social desirability bias
Participant bias
Experimenter bias
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An in-depth, generally subjective, investigation of an individual subject
Naturalistic observation
Case study
Correlational research
Experiment
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Precisely defines ea. variable in study in terms of operations needed to produce/measure them
Hypothesis
Theory
Operational definition
Data collection techniques
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Any variables other than the IVs that seem likely to influence the DV in an experiment
Standard deviation
Response set
Placebo effects
Extraneous variables
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The group in an experiment that is not exposed to manipulation of the independent variable
Sample
Population
Control group
Experimental group
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A system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations
Theory
Anecdotal evidence
Hypothesis
Response set
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A link or association between variables such that one can be predicted from the other
Validity
Causation
Reliability
Correlation
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Judgment inferred from statistics that probability of observed findings occurring b/chance= low
Statistical significance
Validity
Variability
Standard deviation
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Exists when a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn
Experimenter bias
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
Social desirability bias
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Occurs when an extraneous variable makes it difficult to sort out the effects of the IV
Sampling bias
Confounding of variables
Experimenter bias
Double-blind procedure
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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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A periodical that publishes technical and scholarly material within a discipline
Survey
Journal
Case study
Theory
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Research strategy i/w neither subjects nor experimenters know which condition subjects are in
Double-blind procedure
Random sampling
Random assignment
Single-blind procedure
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The variable that results from the manipulation in an experiment
Extraneous variable
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Placebo effect
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A larger group from which a sample is drawn and to which the researcher wishes to generalize
Experimental group
Population
Control group
Sample
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Distribution of subjects in experiment i/w each has equal chance of being assigned to any group
Single-blind procedure
Double-blind procedure
Random sampling
Random assignment
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A tentative statement about the expected relationship between two or three variables
Theory
Operational definition
Hypothesis
Peer review
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Support for a particular viewpoint through the use of personal (and frequently vivid) stories
Theory
Anecdotal evidence
Hypothesis
Meta-analysis
