Deck 2

Question 1

Naturalistic observation

Answer 1

Descriptive stat, researcher engages in observation of behaviour in a real world setting

Question 2

Normal distribution

Answer 2

Distribution with a smooth, symmetrical, bell shaped curve around a single peak

Question 3

Paradigm

Answer 3

Set of assumptions and ideas

Question 4

Ob-ob mouse

Answer 4

Mice with a genetic mutation resulting in extreme obesity

Question 5

Operational definition

Answer 5

defining something with measurable (often objective terms)

Question 6

Outlier

Answer 6

Value that lies beyond most other values in a data set

Question 7

Participant

Answer 7

Person whose behaviour is studied during a study

Question 8

Placebo effect

Answer 8

Exhibiting the effects of a perceived treatment when none was given

Question 9

Population

Answer 9

Full group of individuals the research is seeking to understand

Question 10

Practice effect

Answer 10

Improved performance over the course of a study due to practice

Question 11

Psychological test

Answer 11

Standardized measure of a person’s behaviour

Question 12

Questionnaire

Answer 12

Set of questions a participant responds to

Question 13

Random assignment

Answer 13

Randomly assigning participants to the control or intervention group

Question 14

Random sample

Answer 14

Randomly choosing a set of subjects from the population being studied

Question 15

Raw data

Answer 15

Data that has not yet been interpreted or assessed with statistical analyses

Question 16

Reliability

Answer 16

Measure of consistency in a test

Question 17

Replication

Answer 17

Being able to get the same results by repeating a study

Question 18

Response set

Answer 18

Participant tendency to answer questions to look good

Question 19

Sample

Answer 19

Group of participants in a study from the population of interest

Question 20

Sampling bias

Answer 20

When the sample does not accurately represent the population it’s from

Question 21

Scientific method

Answer 21

Formal method to examine and answer scientific questions

Question 22

Social desirability bias

Answer 22

Answering questions in a way that makes is more socially approved

Question 23

Statistically significant

Answer 23

When the probability that the finding is due to chance is very low

Question 24

Standard deviation

Answer 24

how dispersed the data is in relation to the mean
-low = clustered around mean

Question 25

Theory

Answer 25

Set of statments or principles that try to relate and explain an observation