Experimental

Question 1

Experimental

Answer 1

Cause and effect relationship

occurs when one variable is
manipulated to assess
the result on another
variable

Question 2

Experimental group

Answer 2

Receives the treatment or independent variable (what’s being tested).

Question 3

Control group

Answer 3

Receives a placebo not the treatment

Serves as a comparison.

Question 4

Random Assignment

Answer 4

Participants are randomly placed into two groups, this helps to control confounding variables

Question 5

Double-Blind Procedure

Answer 5

Both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind) about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo.

Question 6

Placebo/Placebo Effect

Answer 6

Inert substance or condition

Triggers the effects of the IV

Question 7

Independent Variable

Answer 7

Manipulated by researcher

Cause

Question 8

Dependent Variable

Answer 8

What is being measured
effect of the IV

Question 9

Confounding Variable

Answer 9

Extraneous variable whose presence affects the results

Question 10

Validity

Answer 10

Whether test measures or predicts what it is supposed to

Question 11

Reliability

Answer 11

Whether test yields consistent results

Question 12

Generalizability

Answer 12

Extent to which results or findings form a particular experiment can be said to be true of the larger population.

Question 13

Quasi Experiment

Answer 13

Does not use random assignment or groups