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1
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Which of the following are the necessary components of scientific investigation?

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inquiry, open mindedness, skepticism

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When following the scientific process, what does someone do immediately AFTER they have formed a hypothesis?

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Test the hypothesis in an experiment.

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A _____ is a specific prediction about a phenomenon.

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hypothesis

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How do theories compare to hypotheses?

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Theories are broader than hypotheses.

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The hindsight bias gives the impression that psychology is just ______ because after-the-fact explanations for almost any result are easy to arrive at.

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common sense

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What is the first step in the scientific process?

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Identify a question of interest.

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What is a good theory?

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incorporates existing facts and observations within a single broad framework.

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What is a variable

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any characteristic or factor that can vary.

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What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?

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hypothesis is an assumption made before any research has been completed for the sake of testing. A theory on the other hand is a principle set to explain phenomena already supported by data.

Plus a theory is much broader

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The notion that the simplest theory is usually the correct one is known as the law of _________ or Occam’s razor.

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Parsimony

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What is an operational definition?

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A variable in terms of the specific procedures used to produce or measure it. They translate abstract concepts into something observable and measurable.

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_______-_______ measures are used to ask individuals about their own knowledge, attitudes, feelings, experiences, or behaviour.

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self report

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The speed with which a person responds to a stimulus is known as

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reaction time

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What kind of measure involves recording what people are experiencing, such as their heart-rate, blood pressure and so on?

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Physiological measure

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The tendency to respond in a socially acceptable manner rather than according to how one truly feels or behaves is known as which of the following?

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Social desirability bias

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What does it mean when researchers measure overt behaviour?

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It means that the behaviour is directly observable

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When observations are consistent, such as when two observers watching the same behaviour consistently agree, we can determine that it is _______

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reliable

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What is an unobtrusive measure?

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recording behavior without participants knowing

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Psychologists use ________

measures to gather information about behaviour from already existing records and documents.

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archival

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What does it mean when researchers measure overt behaviour?

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It means that the behaviour is directly observable.

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What is the MAIN advantages of using multiple measures of a variable instead of a single type of measure?

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It provides a more complete picture.

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In psychology, ______ research seeks to identify how humans and other animals behave, particularly in natural settings.

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descriptive

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An in-depth analysis of an individual, group or event is known as a

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case study

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Dr. Moreno is doing neuropsychological testing. Which of the following best describes the type of measurement technique Dr. Moreno is using?

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Psychological testing

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Heart rate and hormonal secretions are both examples of

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physiological measures

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using _____ measures of a variable yields a more complete picture than using a single type of measure

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multiple

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Case studies and natural observation are both examples of ______ research methods.

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descriptive

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Name a limitation of the case study

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it cannot be used to determine cause and effect relationships

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A personality test and an IQ test are both examples of

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psychological tests

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A potential drawback of case study research concerns ______

: Will the principles uncovered in a case study hold true for other people in other situation.

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Generalization

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Naturalistic observation involves the study of

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naturally occurring behaviour.

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Which of the following are examples of psychological tests that measure variables?

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Cognitive and personality assessment

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A researcher observes primary school children while they are playing. This is an example of

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naturalistic observation.

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Heart rate and hormonal secretions are both examples of

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physiological measures

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What are some disadvantages to naturalistic observation?

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There may be bias in interpretation.

Observers may inadvertently influence participants.

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What is considered to be the major limitation of a case study?

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It is a poor method for determining cause-and-effect.

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Political polls are an examples of _____ research.

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survey

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A key component in survey research is the ______, which is defined as all the individuals that we are interested in drawing a conclusion about.

A

population

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One disadvantage to
_________ observation is that the human observer may inadvertently influence the participants being studied because of his/her presence.

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naturalistic

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True or false: A representative sample is one that reflects the important characteristics of the population.

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true

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A _____ sample is one that reflects the important characteristics of the population.

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representative

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What is a population vs. a sample?

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A population consists of all the individuals about whom we are interested in drawing a conclusion

A sample is a subset of individuals from the larger population of interest.

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A procedure where a population is divided into subgroups based on characteristics like gender and ethnic identity is _______ _______ sampling.

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stratified random

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True or false: The point of getting a representative sample is that we can be quite confident but not certain that the findings closely portray the population as a whole.

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true

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True or false: The strongest advantage of survey research is that we can be confident that the findings closely portray the population as a whole if a representative sample is used.

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True

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When every member of a population has an equal probability of being chosen to participate in a survey, this procedure is known as

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random sampling

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The strongest advantage of survey research is

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it is an efficient way to collect data.

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A disadvantage of survey research is that it relies on ______-_________ which can be distorted by social desirability bias.

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self-reports

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Dr. Cuczek is studying the impact of breastfeeding on attachment style in infants. Her SAMPLE will be which of the following?

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The babies in her research study

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With a _______ sample, each member of the population has a equal opportunity of being chosen to participate in a survey.

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random

51
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A procedure where a population is divided into subgroups based on characteristics like gender and ethnic identity is _____ random sampling.

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stratified

52
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Professor Chen has determined that there is a relationship between scores on an anxiety scale and the number of worries a person reports having in day to day life. Professor Chen has performed _____ research.

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correlational

53
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True or false: The strongest advantage of survey research is that we can be confident that the findings closely portray the population as a whole if a representative sample is used.

A

true

54
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Bidirectionality is an issue in _______ research

A

correlation

55
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Statistically determining whether two variables are related can be done by conducting what type of research?

A

Correlation

56
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Which of the following is not one of the interpretive problems encountered in correlation research?

  • The bidirectionality problem
  • The third-variable problem
  • The statistical bias problem
  • The problem of spuriousness
A

The statistical bias problem

57
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A researcher determines there is a relationship between academic success and self-esteem. However, he can not show if the academic success actually decreases or increases self-esteem. This is an example of _________ research.

A

correlational

58
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What is the correlational coefficient?

A

A statistic that indicates the direction and strength of a relation between two variables

59
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Researchers have found a relationship between variable X and variable Y. The interpretive problem in correlational research is that we don’t know if X influences Y or Y influences X. This illustrates

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the bi-directionality problem

60
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A perfect positive correlation would be expressed as

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+1.00

61
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A correlation with a coefficient of .89 is an example of a _____ correlation.

A

positive

62
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A statistic that indicates the direction and strength of the relation between two variables is know as the correlation ________.

A

coefficient

63
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According to the ______-_______ problem, Z varies and causes X and Y to change in unison.

A

third variable

64
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A statistic that indicates the direction and the strength of the relationship between two variables and ranges from -1.00 to +1.00 is

A

a correlation coefficient

65
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True or false: A negative correlation occurs when higher scores on one variable are associated with lower scores on a second variable.

A

true

66
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When more ice cream is consumed, there are more drownings. This is an example of a _______ correlation

A

a positive correlation

67
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People who are high in job satisfaction leave their jobs less often than people who are low in job satisfaction. This exemplifies which type of correlation?

A

negative

68
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A negative correlation occurs when ______ scores on one variable are associated with ______ scores on a second variable.

A

higher, lower

69
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A _______ correlation means that X and Y are not related statistically. Thus, there is no relationship between the variables.

A

zero

70
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A ______ depicts the correlation between variables. There is a horizontal axis and a vertical one.

A

scatterplot

71
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Which type of research can BEST establish whether relations found in the laboratory generalize to the outside world?

  • experimental
  • case study
  • correlational
A

correlational

72
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When two variables are predictably related, we can estimate a person’s score on one variable. This is how ________ data allows us to make predictions.

A

correlational

73
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Which correlation coefficients indicates that there is no relationship between the two variables?

A

0.00

74
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What is a powerful tool for examining cause-and-effect relationships?

A

an experiment

75
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True or false: A positive correlation means that higher scores on one variable are associated with lower scores on a second variable.

A

false

76
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A ______ is most often used to depict the correlation between variables.

A

scatterplot

77
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A most powerful tool for determining cause-and-effect is the

A

experiment

78
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The factor that is manipulated or controlled by the experimenter is known as

A

the independent variable

79
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The effect factor that is measured by the experimenter is known as the

A

dependent variable

80
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Cause-and-effect can be determined best with the use of a(n) _______

A

experiment

81
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An experimenter manipulates the ______ variable and measures the -_______ variable

A

independent. dependent

82
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The group that receives a treatment or an active level of the independent variable is known as

A

the experimental group

83
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The ________ variable is the variable the experimenter can manipulate or control in an experiment.

A

independent

84
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What is the purpose of the control group?

A

To provide a standard of behaviour to which the experimental group can be compared.

85
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An ________ variable must have at least two levels.

A

independent

86
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A common experimental design where each group in the experiment is composed of a different set of participants is called a

A

between groups design

87
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The ________ group is not exposed to the treatment or receives a zero-level of the independent variable.

A

control

88
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A _________ assignment ensures that at the start of a study, the groups in an experiment are equivalent.

A

random

89
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When each participant is exposed to all the conditions of an independent variable it is called a ______ _______, or a within subjects design.

A

repeated measures

90
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________ is a procedure in which the order of conditions is varied so that no condition has an overall advantage relative to the others.

A

counterbalancing

91
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What is a powerful tool for examining cause-and-effect relationships?

A

An experiment

92
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______ assignment is a procedure in which participants have an equal chance of being assigned to groups within an experiment, thereby balancing differences across experimental and control groups.

A

random

93
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When each participant is exposed to all the conditions of an independent variable it is called a ______ ______ or repeated measures design.

A

within subjects

94
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An interaction occurs when one ______ variable has a different effect depending on the level of another ______ variable

A

independent, dependent

95
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A researcher studying memory makes sure that each of the three conditions in her experiment occurs first, second, and third and equal number of times across participants. The researcher is using ______ so that no one condition will have an advantage over the others.

A

counterbalancing

96
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________ refers to how well an experimental procedure tests what it is designed to test.

A

validity

97
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Researchers can better capture the complexities of real life by manipulating at lest two _______ ________ in their experiments

A

independent variables

98
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The effect factor that is measured by the experimenter is known as the

A

dependent variable

99
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The procedure in which each participant has an equal chance of being placed in the control or experimental groups in an experiment is called

A

random assignment

100
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The degree to which an experiment supports clear causal conclusions is called

A

internal validity

101
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When one independent variable has a different effect on different levels of another independent variable it is called a(n)

A

interaction

102
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When two variables are intertwined and it is impossible to determine which has influenced a dependent variable then _______ of variables has occurred.

A

confounding

103
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When an experimental procedure tests what it is designed to test it is called

A

validity

104
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What are the advantages of manipulating two independent variables in the same experiment?

A

It is easier to observe interactions.

It may better capture the complexity of real life.

It may be more efficient.

105
Q

What refers to a substance that has no pharmacological effect?

A

Placebo

106
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________ refers to how well an experimental procedure tests what it is designed to test.

A

Validity

107
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How does a placebo effect decrease internal validity?

A

By providing an alternative explanation for why responses change after exposure to a treatment

108
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Explain the the experimenter expectancy effect

A

When a researcher’s expectations about the findings of his or her research are inadvertently conveyed to participants and influence their responses.

109
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In a _________-________ procedure neither the experimenter nor the participants knows what treatment group the participants has been assigned to.

A

double blind

110
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Generalizability is reflected in an experiment’s

A

external validity.

111
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A placebo effect presents a threat to

A

internal

112
Q

The process of repeating a study to determine whether the original findings can be duplicated is

A

replication

113
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Experimenters typically have a commitment to the hypothesis they are testing and they may inadvertently influence experimental participants to respond in a hypothesis consistent manner. This is

A

the experimenter expectancy effect.

114
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When researchers combine the results of different studies it is called a ____-_______.

A

meta-analysis

115
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_______ refers to how well an experimental procedure tests what it is designed to test.

A

validity

116
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A researcher is conducting a study to see if he will get the same results with participants from Mexico as he did when his participants were from Canada. The research is conducting a(n) _______-_______ replication.

A

cross cultural

117
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The ____________ procedure is one in which both participants and experimenters are unaware as to which participants are in which experimental conditions.

A

double-blind

118
Q

_______ review boards are required at all universities to review research proposals that may have ethical issues.

A

ethics

119
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The principle of _______ consent strongly emphasizes the importance of explaining all aspects of a procedure and ensuring that the procedure is understood.

A

informed

120
Q

When researchers combine the results of different studies it is called a ____-_______

A

meta-analysis

121
Q

The purpose of debriefing is to

A

explain the true purpose of the study to participants after it is over

122
Q

Animals are involved in approximately ______ percent of psychology studies in Canada.

A

7-8

123
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The purpose of deception is to

A

obtain natural spontaneous responses from participants

124
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When deception is used, _______ must occur after the study is complete. This is to explain to the participants the true purpose of the study.

A

debriefing

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