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Experimentation Flashcards

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Observing people or things in their natural habitat

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Naturalistic Observation

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Observe participants over a long period of time

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Longitudinal Study

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what the investigator is manipulating

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Independent Variable

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what is measured

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Dependent Variable

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Making vague explanations less vague

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Operational Definition

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Describes relationships

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Positive Correlation

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Measures data

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Normal Bell Curve

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The number in the middle

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Median

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Number that appears the most

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Mode

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The average

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Mean

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