chapter 1

Question 1

correlation

Answer 1

looks at the relationship between two variables

Question 2

positive correlation

Answer 2

same relationship

Question 3

negative correlation

Answer 3

opposite relationship

Question 4

none correlation

Answer 4

looks at the output of your date

Question 5

mean

Answer 5

average

Question 6

medium

Answer 6

middle

Question 7

mode

Answer 7

most frequent

Question 8

population

Answer 8

large group of individuals

Question 9

sample

Answer 9

small group of individuals

Question 10

experimental group

Answer 10

group that receives stimulation

Question 11

control group

Answer 11

doesn’t receive the stimulation

Question 12

self- selection

Answer 12

subjects choose which group they want to be in

Question 13

random assignment

Answer 13

randomly assign subjects to each group

Question 14

random sampling

Answer 14

randomly choose a sample from a large population

Question 15

validity

Answer 15

true way of detecting what we’re looking for

Question 16

reliability

Answer 16

measures gives the same outcome every single time

Question 17

dependent variable

Answer 17

subject is in charge of

Question 18

independent variable

Answer 18

research is in charge of

Question 19

three features of ethical research

Answer 19

1. must be justifiable
2. benefit must outweigh the harm
3. participants right must always be a priority

Question 20

debriefing

Answer 20

if the expiremebt was “blind” they’ll tell you what the purpose was

Question 21

informed consent

Answer 21

form given prior, especially to the bill of rights