Noba Reading (Jhangiani) Flashcards
What is Social Facilitation?
Performance on simple or well-rehearsed tasks tends to be enhanced when we are in the presence of others.
What defines Complex Experimental Designs?
An experiment with two or more independent variables.
What is a Confederate in research?
An actor working with the researcher.
What is a Field Experiment?
An experiment that occurs outside of the lab and in a real-world situation.
What is Naturalistic Observation?
Unobtrusively watching people as they go about their lives.
What is a Manipulation Check?
A measure used to determine whether or not the manipulation of the independent variable has had its intended effects on the participants.
What is Archival Research?
A type of research in which the researcher analyzes records or archives instead of collecting data from live human participants.
A type of descriptive research that involves measuring the association between two variables, or how they go together:
Correlation Research
What are Samples of Convenience?
Participants that have been recruited in a manner that prioritizes convenience over representativeness.
List the Institutional Research Board Guidelines.
- Informed Consent
- Privacy
- Risks and Benefits
- Deception
- Debriefing
