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Question 1

Reliability

Answer 1

Consistency of research study or measuring test. Research is considered reliable if we get the same result repeatedly

Question 2

Validity

Answer 2

Whether or not a test really measures what it claims to measure. Think of it as a measure of accuracy

Question 3

Confounding variable

Answer 3

The variables that the researcher failed to control, for eliminate damaging the validity of an experiment

Question 4

Independent variable

Answer 4

Characteristic of a psychology experiment that is manipulated or changed by researchers, not by other variables in the experiment

Question 5

Dependent variable

Answer 5

The variable that is being measured or tested in an experiment. Researchers are looking at how changes in the independent variable cause changes in the dependent variable