Quiz 3 Flashcards
What is the predictor variable?
Independent variable
What is the predicted variable?
Dependent variable
What variable causes change in behaviors?
Independent variable
What variable is the behavior that is changed by another variable?
Dependent variable
Measured along a continuum, values change smoothly from one value to another (i.e., weight, height, reaction times, reading times, etc)
Continuous variables
What scale is names, labels, categories. Qualitative, not quantitative?
Nominal/Categorical Scale (ID numbers, gender, etc)
Ranks observations. Does not tell how much different
Ordinal scale (education, income level, satisfaction rating)
This scale has no absolute zero
Interval scale (temperature, SAT score, credit score)
This scale has equal intervals and an absolute zero
Ration scale (height, pulse, weight, length)
The effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable
main effect
The effect of one independent variable on the dependent variable differs based on the other independent variable levels
Interaction effect
Variables that were not controlled for
Extraneous variables
True or false
You can manipulate attribute/participant variables
False
Measure of two or more types of subjects at one and describes them all
comparative research
Measures change in behavior and compare over time
developmental research
Select subjects from various age groups is what type of experimental design?
cross-sectional
Follow the same subjects over time is what type of experimental design?
longitudinal
Break into age groups and follow same subjects throughout a timeframe is what type of experimental design?
semi-longitudinal
This measures the strength of relationship between two variables, possible predictive value
Correlation
association, but not causation
What is it called when there are two levels of independent variables?
bivalent
What is it called when there are three or more levels of independent variables?
Multivalent
What are the four types of qualitative research?
- observation
- interview
- narrative
- case study
What types of descriptive research are there (2)?
Survey and Retrospective
Questionnaires and interview to get detailed description of behavior is what type of descriptive research?
Survey