1-Experiments Flashcards
Experiment
Studies where one variable is changed to determine if that will influence another variable
Hawthorne effect
Subjects respond differently when they know they’re being studied
Treatment group
A group that receives experimental treatment
Control group
The group that does not receive the experimental treatment
Random assignment
Using Random chance to place subjects in the experimental or control group
Human subjects approval
A process for ensuring people in a study will not be harmed or exploited
Informed consent
A standard for ensuring that study participants understand the risks and benefits, and that they are not forced against their will
Independent variable
The factor in an experiment that is directly changed by the researcher
Dependent variable
A factor that may change as a result of changes in the independent variable
Placebo effect
The tendency for people in a control group to respond as if they have received the actual treatment
Double blind
When neither the subject nor the researcher knows who is in the treatment group
