Final exam mod 2

Question 1

Experiment

Answer 1

An investigation in which a hypothesis is scientifically tested

Question 2

correlation

Answer 2

a relationship between two or more factors usually used to predict things

Question 3

survey

Answer 3

an easy way to get info from a large number of people

Question 4

Placebo affect

Answer 4

a change in a patients illness as the result of fake treatment

Question 5

posotive correlation

Answer 5

both factors increase or decrease

Question 6

negative correlation

Answer 6

both factors increase and decrease in different directions

Question 7

random assignment

Answer 7

using a random method of assignment for an experiment to eliminate bias.

Question 8

APA Guidelines when dealing with subjects

Answer 8

• must submit details of experiment to an IRB
• no psychological or physical demanding experiments
• subjects must be debriefed
• deception may be used
• double blinds are helpful to minimize bias

Question 9

opperational defenition

Answer 9

describing something in terms of opperation (1 foot=12 in)

Question 10

control group

Answer 10

the group that you dont want to get the independent variable

Question 11

independent variable

Answer 11

what your looking to change through the experiment. the factor you give to your experimental group

Question 12

dependent variable

Answer 12

how the subject responds to the independent variable

Question 13

experimental group

Answer 13

the group that gets the independent variable.