Problems and Solutions in Research Flashcards
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single-blind expirement
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an experiment in which the participants are unaware of which participants received the treatment
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self-fulfilling prophecy
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a situation in which a researcher’s expectations influence that person’s own behavior, and thereby influence the participant’s behavior
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double-blind experiment
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an experiment in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which participants received which treatment
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placebo effect
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a change in a participant’s illness or behavior that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect rather than from the actual treatment
