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Chapter 2: Research Methods Flashcards

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system 1 thinking

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-intuitive thinking
-quick, reflexive, “gut hunches”
-relies on heuristics

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heuristics

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a mental shortcut or rule of thumb

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system 2 thinking

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analytical thinking, slow + reflective, effortful, override intuitive thinking sometimes

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when we conduct science, we are mainly using which type of thinking?

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system 2 thinking

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random selection

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procedure that ensures every person in a population has an equal chance of being chosen to participate
-crucial for generalizing our results to the broader population
-smaller but more random sample is better

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evaluating measures

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based on reliability + validity
-we want to aim for reliable + valid

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reliability

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consistency of measurement

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validity

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the extent to which a measure assesses what is purports to measure

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replicability

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the ability to duplicate the original findings consistently

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replicability crisis

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failure to confirm a # of high profile findings within the field of psychological science

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reproductivity

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the ability to review + reanalyze the data from a study + find exactly the same results
-repeating the same statistical analysis on already-collected data

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naturalistic observation

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-watching participants’ behavior in real-world settings without trying to manipulate their actions

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external validity

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the extent to which our findings generalize to real-world settings

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internal validity

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the extent to which we can draw cause + effect inferences

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naturalistic observation is high/low in external validity + high/low in internal validity

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high in external validity
low in internal validity

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case study design

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-examining 1 or a small # of people, often over an extended period of time
-typically anecdotal; can’t infer causation

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case study has low/high internal validity

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low internal validity

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self-report measures

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-used to assess a variety of characteristics, such as personality traits, mental illnesses, + interests
-cheap + easy to administer

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surveys

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measure people’s opinions + attitudes

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disadvantages of self-report measurs

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-assume the respondents possess enough insight into their personality characteristics to report on them accurately which is not necessarily the case
-respondents may engage in response sets
-malingering

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response sets

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the tendencies to distort their answers to questions in a way that paint them in positive light

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malingering

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the tendency to make ourselves appear psychologically disturbed to achieve a clear-cut personal goal

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halo effect

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the tendency of ratings of 1 positive characteristics to “spill over” to influence the ratings of other positive characteristic

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horns effect

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opposite of halo effect

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correlational design

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research design that examines the extent to which 2 variables are associated

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correlation

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a measure of the relationship between 2 variables

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negative correlation

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as the value of one variable changes, the other goes in the opposite direction

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positive correlation

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as the value of one variable changes, the other goes in the same direction

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zero correlation

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scattered

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perfect correlation

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close to a linear line

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describe correlation coefficients

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range from -1 to 1 with the absolute value indicating the strength of the relationship

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scatterplot

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grouping of points on a 2 dimensional graph in which each do represents a single person’s data

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illusory correlation

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the perception of a statistical association between 2 variables where none exists

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what forms the basis of many superstitions?

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illusory correlation

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placebo effect

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improvement resulting from the mere expectation of imporvement

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nocebo effect

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harm resulting from the mere expectation of harm
-the expectation of pain can itself create pain

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the experimenter expectancy effect

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researchers’ hypotheses lead them to unintentionally bias the outcome of a study

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demand characteristics

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cues that participants pick up from a study that allow them to generate guesses regarding the researcher’s hypothesis

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informed consent

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a procedure in which researchers must tell subjects what they’re getting into before asking them to participate

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deception

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when researchers deliberately mislead participants about the study’s design or purpose
-participants should be informed of the deveption soon after the deception takes place

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statistics

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application of mathematics to describing + analyzing data

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central tendency

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-mean
-median
-mode

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mean

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average of all scores

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median

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the middle score after ordering the scores from lowest to highest

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mode

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most frequent score

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positive skew

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mean > mode
-thick on left

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negative skew

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mode > mean
-thick on right

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variability

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measurs how loosely/tightly bunched the scores are

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range

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difference between the highest/lowest scores

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standard deviation

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considers how far each data point is from the mean

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statistical significance

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the result is believable

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practical significance

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the result has real-world importance

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meta-analysis

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statistical method that analyzes effects across studies to determine consistent patterns of results

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2 ways statistics can be misused

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-reporting measures of central tendency that are non-representative of most participants
-creating visual representations that exaggerate effects

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sharpening

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the tendency to exaggerate the gist, or central message, of a study

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leveling

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the tendency to minimize the less central details of a study

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pseudosymmetry

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o the appearance of a scientific controversy where none exists

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