Chapter 1 (Core) Flashcards
If the results are not as we predicted we say:
The data did not support the hypothesis
The data are not consistent with the hypothesis
Deescalation behaviors
Attempt to decrease intimacy or reject another person
Escalation behaviors
Attempt to increase intimacy or attract another person
The goals of science
Describe
Explain
Predict
Control
Representative sample
Has same characteristics as the population of interest
Correlational research
Research design that looks at the relationships between two or more variables
Social facilitation
Phenomenon where ppl show increased lvls of effort snd performance when in the presence of others
Confederate
Accomplice of the experimenter
Peer review
Other scientists familiar with the topic carefully evaluate the research
Inferential statistics
Statistics that enable researchers to make conclusions about a population after studying just a sample of that population