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Research Methods Flashcards

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Used to establish a cause and effect relationship between variables

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Experiment

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Manipulated by the researcher; the “cause”

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Independent Variable

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the people/things that receive treatment in an experiment

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Experimental Group

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These people receive the placebo or no treatment in an experiment

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Control Group

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Show behaviors associated with the experimental group after receiving placebo

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Placebo Effect

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Neither the participant nor the experimenter are aware of which condition people are assigned in an experiment

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Double Blind

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Measured variable, the effect

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Dependent Variable

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Operational Definition

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Clear, precise, typically quantifiable definition of of variables, allows replication

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Error or flaw in a study

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Confound

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assigns participants to either control or experimental group at random

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Random Assignment

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method for choosing participants

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Random Sample

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Accurate results

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Validity

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Same results everytime

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Reliability

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Observe something in natural setting; no cause and effect

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Naturalistic Observation

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Identify relationship between two variables; no cause and effect

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Correlation

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Variables vary in the same direction

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Positive Correlation

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Variables vary in opposite direction

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Negative Correlation

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Studies ONE person in great detail, lots of info; hard to make generalizations

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Case Study

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Establishes significance

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Inferential Statistics

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APA Ethical Guidelines

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Confidentiality
Informed Consent
Debriefing
Deception must be warranted

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