🩵 Chapter 1: Confounding Variables Flashcards
1
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Confounds
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variable that changed systematically with your independent variable
2
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Confound Cons
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- don’t know about them (hidden)
- mislead you
- could be real cause of results
3
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Group Bias
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when groups weren’t the same to begin with but thought they were
4
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Random Assignment
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participants placed in groups randomly for an experiment
5
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Placebo Effect
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expectations cause change in behavior
6
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Single Masked (Blind) Study
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participants don’t know what group they’re in
7
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Experimenter Bias
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researchers expectations cause effect, not independent variable
8
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Double Masked (Blind) Study
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participants nor data collectors know who is in what group
9
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Informed Consent
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providing enough info for participants to decide whether or not to do study
10
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Confidentiality
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keeping data private, can’t share individual results
11
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Debriefing
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telling participants more about study
