Methods And Approaches

Question 1

Independent variable

Answer 1

Manipulated variable

Question 2

Dependent variable

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The item being measured

Question 3

Population

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Group of interest to be started

Question 4

Representative sample

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The degree to which a simple reflects the diverse characteristics of the population that is being studied

Question 5

Random sampling

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Wave ensuring maximum representativeness

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Randomly assigned

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Used to a sure that each group has minimal differences

Question 7

Single-blind design

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So just do not know whether they are in the control or experiment group

Question 8

Double-blind design

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Neither the subjects nor the researcher know who is in which group

Question 9

Placebo

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Therapeutic object or procedure that causes the control group to believe they are in the experimental group actually contains none of the test material

Question 10

Correlation research

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Assessing the degree of association between two or more variables which naturally for

Question 11

Confounding third variable

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An unknown factor that is playing a role

Question 12

Clinical research

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Often takes the form of Case studies

Question 13

Case studies

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Intensive studies of a single individual in aims to unlock universal principles

Question 14

Generalization

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Applicable to similar circumstances because of the predictable outcomes of repeated to tests

Question 15

Internal validity

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Certainty with which the results of an experiment can be attribute it to the manipulation of the independent variable

Question 16

External validity

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The extent of findings of the study that can be generalized to the real world

Question 17

Reliability

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When the same results appear if the experiment is repeated

Question 18

Descriptive statistics

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Summarize data

Question 19

Inferential statistics

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Allows researchers to test offices about data and turn them how accurate they are

Question 20

Central tendency in statistics

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Characterize the typical value in a set of data

Question 21

Normal curve

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The bell shaped curve,

Question 22

Negative skew and statistics

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When there are more exponentially small values and exponentially larger values

Question 23

Positive skew

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Opposite, more exponentially larger values

Question 24

Standard deviation

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Average dispersion of numbers around the mean

Question 25

Percentile

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Express the standing of one score relative to all others and a set of data

Question 26

Correlation coefficient

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Tributes how studies relate to one another

Question 27

Pearson correlation efficient

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Descriptive statistics that describes linear relationship between two attributes

Question 28

Negative correlation

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When scores decrease

Question 29

Positive correlation

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When scores increased

Question 30

Inferential statistics

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Determine our level of confidence and claiming that the set of data would be unlikely to occur at chance

Question 31

Null hypothesis

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States that a treatment in no effect in an experiment

Question 32

Alternative hypothesis

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States that a treatment did have an effect

Question 33

Alpha in statistics

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Except the probability that the result of an experiment can be attributed to chance

Question 34

Type one error in statistics

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He refers to an age difference exist when in reality there is no difference

Question 35

Type to error in statistics

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Conclusion states that there is no difference when in reality there is a difference

Question 36

Type one error in statistics

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Also referred to as p-value

Question 37

Ethics and research

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Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment was viewed as an ethical, since then APA as set forth standards for ethicality in experiments

Question 38

Informed consent

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Participants in the study agree to participate after they've been told what the participation entails

Question 39

Debriefing

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After experiment is concluded participants must be told the exact purpose of their participation in the research

Question 40

Applied psychology

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A subfield, put directly into practice

Question 41

Basic psychology

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Subfield, conducted at universities or private laboratories

Question 42

Experiment

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Investigation seeking to understand relations of cause-and-effect