ch 2

Question 1

operational definitions

Answer 1

A variable defined in terms with how it is measured

Question 2

participants/subjects

Answer 2

whose behavior is being studied

Question 3

Data collection techniques

Answer 3

allow for empirical observations and measurements

Question 4

set to stick

Answer 4

used to describe the results of the study and determine the probability of the observed differences happening by chance

Question 5

findings

Answer 5

shared through reports in scientific meetings or journals

Question 6

research method

Answer 6

General strategies for conducting scientific study

Question 7

experiment

Answer 7

Manipulation of one variable under controlled conditions so that result in changes in another

Question 8

independent variable (IV)

Answer 8

what you change to have an effect

Question 9

dependent variable (DV)

Answer 9

what you are measuring in an experiment

Question 10

situation very

Answer 10

Aspects of

Question 11

discipline/person variables

Answer 11

differences in participants that will effect the result

Question 12

experimenter/investigator effects

Answer 12

bias influence participant behavior

Question 13

demand characteristics

Answer 13

Clues that convey the purpose of the experiment to the participant

Question 14

experimental group

Answer 14

get the independent variable

Question 15

control group

Answer 15

do not get the independent variable but otherwise are treated the same as the experimental group

Question 16

Blind

Answer 16

The participant doesn’t know what’s happening

Question 17

double blind

Answer 17

both the participant and the researcher do not know what’s happening

Question 18

Random assignment

Answer 18

this takes care of any variables we do not know exist among participants

Question 19

repeated measures/within subject design

Answer 19

conducting both the experimental and control experiment on one participant, this can cause practice effects, carry over effects, and changes in performance from fatigue etc

Question 20

expose two groups

Answer 20

each person only does the experiment once, more people, higher chance