Common Threats to Validity and How to Avoid Flashcards
1
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Bias in the selection of participants or data collection method
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Selection Bias
2
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Error in the measurement of variables
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Measurement Error
3
Q
Bias in interpreting the data or results
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Experimenter Bias
4
Q
The participants’ behavior changes due to the awareness of being apart of a study
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Hawthorne Effect
5
Q
Events outside of the study that may influence results
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History
6
Q
Randomly assigning participants to groups or conditions
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Randomization
7
Q
Keeping everyone involved unaware of group assignments or experimental conditions
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Blinding
8
Q
Verifying data accuracy and completeness
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Data Validation
9
Q
Including control groups to see if there is a change or you could cause an effect
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Control Groups
10
Q
Replicating studies using different methods or samples
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Data Replication
