Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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The way that the variables in a study are measured or defined
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Operationalization
2
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A variable that is measured along a continuum
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Continuous Variable
3
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Third Variable Problem
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The possibility that the variables not measured are the true causal relationship
4
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Epidemiology
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The study of the frequency and distribution of a disorder or group of disorders
5
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The proportion of a population that has a given disorder at a time
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Prevalence
6
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The number of new cases of a disease in a time period
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Incidence
7
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Situations that cause participants to guess the purpose of the study and thus change their behavior
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Demand Characteristics
8
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ABAB Design
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A study in which the intervention is introduced, removed, and then reintroduced
