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startegies to understand human behavior (3)

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experience, intuition, patterns

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psychologist empiricists have no

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opinions, beliefs, common sense

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psychologist epiricists process

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basing confidence in idea of systematic observations of world, research studies

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theory data cycle

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process scientists collect data to confirm/deny theory

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theory data cycle path

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theory, hypothesis, design, data, compare

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what happens if theory data does not support idea

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redesign study, reject theory

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variable

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something of interest that varies

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dependent variable

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being measured

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independent variable

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namipulated, control

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self report

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rating on scale, interview/survey

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direct observation

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observe record occurence of behavior

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operationalized definition

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specific way to measure/mani variable

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descriptive research

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one variable studied at a time

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self report method

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rep random sample of larger pop

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benefits of self report

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low cost, qick, large data

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cons of self report

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not accurate, only ask certain questions

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observational method

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measure variable by observing/recording what people do

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naturalistic observe

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watch in normal everyday enviro

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big data

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large data sets acquired w technology to conduct research

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pro and con of observational method

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longer time, more accurate

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case study

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study 1/2 individuals in depth, often unique conditions

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pros of case study

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theoretical insights, research inspirations, study rare phenomena

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cons of case study

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don’t generalize to public, time consuming, no control group

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correlational studies

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measure 2+ variables in same sample of people, observes relationship

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positive scatterplot

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increase and decrease together

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negative scatterplot

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one up one down

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stronger relationship means better

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predictions

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causation

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2+ var correlated, no alt reasoning

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third variable problem

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alternative reasoning for correlation pattern

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experimental research

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variables measured and manipulated, provides causation

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random sampling

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random group out of bigger pop

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random assignment

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seperates random sample into control and placebo group

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within subject alt

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each subject serves as own control

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validity

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appropriateness of conclusion

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construct validity

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hwo accurately operationalization in study capture variable of interest

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reliability

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measure yields consistent results each time administered

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procedural fidelity

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how well ind variable manipulated as planned

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external validity

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degree at whihc it is reasonable to generalize from studys same to pop of interest

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internal validity

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rule out alternative explainations of relationship with 2+ variables

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statistics

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analyze numbers, relationships

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stat examples

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mean median mode standard deviation

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correlation scale

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0-1

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weak correlation

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.1

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medium correlation

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.3

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strong correlation

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.5+

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experimental scale ( Cohens D)

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mean differences/SD

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small effect size

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.2

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medium effect size

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.5

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large effect size

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.8+

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inferentional statistics

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estimate whether results rep true relationship or dif in pop

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null hypothesis

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assumes no relationship

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meta analysis

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average of all studies testing same variable

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instituional review board

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local panel that determines if study lives up to communities ethical standards

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core ethical standards

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autonomy, beneficiance, justice

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autonomy

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decide to participate or not

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beneficiance

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benefits outweigh risks

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justice

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participants represent population who benefitsi

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institutional animal care and use committee

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committee the reviews proposals for animal research

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guiding principles for animal research

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replacement, refinement, reduction

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replacement

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fins other alt for animals when possible

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refinement

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modify procedures to minimize animal distress

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reduction

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use fewest animals possible

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using animals support animal

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welfare but not animal rights

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animal rights supporters

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believe animals should not be in research, can’t give consent and not benefitted from

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