Psych test 10/5/20

Question 1

Thesis/theory

Answer 1

A statement put forward to be maintained or proved

Question 2

Case Study

Answer 2

Research in which detailed consideration is given to a person, group, or situation over time

Question 3

Scatter plot

Answer 3

A graph where two variables are plotted to determine if it has correlation

Question 4

Random assignment

Answer 4

Technique for Assigning animals or humans to a particular group

Question 5

Naturalistic observation

Answer 5

Observing subjects in their natural environment

Question 6

Descriptive stats

Answer 6

A summary statistic that quantitatively describes features from a collection of info

Question 7

Reliable

Answer 7

Consistently good in quality or performance

Question 8

Standard deviation

Answer 8

Distance from mean to the data points (deviation of a group)

Question 9

Experimental

Answer 9

Based on an untested idea

Question 10

Inferential stats

Answer 10

The process of using data analysis to deduce properties of an underlying distribution

Question 11

Control

Answer 11

Power to influence or direct

Question 12

APA

Answer 12

Writing style and format for academic documents

Question 13

Valid

Answer 13

Sound reasoning

Question 14

Hypothesis

Answer 14

An educated guess

Question 15

Standardized

Answer 15

To conform to a standard

Question 16

Random selection

Answer 16

A simple Randall sample is a subset of individuals chosen from a larger set

Question 17

operational definitions

Answer 17

in or ready for use

Question 18

double blind

Answer 18

both sides of the experiment are blind to what is happening

Question 19

correlation

Answer 19

mutual relationship or connection between two or more things

Question 20

BPS

Answer 20

refers to a common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance.
One basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%, or 0.01%, or 0.0001

Question 21

negative skew

Answer 21

the tendency of a line on the graph to have a negative decline

Question 22

no pain

Answer 22

no harm or pain

Question 23

fully de-brief

Answer 23

to officially question (someone) about a job that has been done or about an
experience

Question 24

survey

Answer 24

investigate opinions or experiences of a group of people(asking questions)

Question 25

central tendency

Answer 25

is a central or typical value for a probability distribution

Question 26

correlation coefficient

Answer 26

a number between −1 and +1 calculated so as to represent the linear
dependence of two variables or sets of data.

Question 27

IACUC

Answer 27

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees are centrally important in applying laws about animal research in the U.S.

Question 28

Cross sectional study

Answer 28

a type of observational study that analyzes data from a population, or a representative subset, at a specific point in time.

Question 29

positive skew

Answer 29

the tendency of the data values to have a positive incline

Question 30

longitudinal study

Answer 30

is a research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables over short or long periods of time

Question 31

confidential

Answer 31

info intended to be kept secret

Question 32

informed consent

Answer 32

permission granted in the knowledge of the possible consequences, typically that which is given by a patient to a doctor for treatment with full knowledge of the possible risks and benefits