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Three types of theories

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Biological, Cognitive, Sociocultural

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Acronym for evaluating psychological theories

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TEACUP

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What does teacup stand for

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Testable, Empirical Evidence, Application, Clearly defined variables, unbiased, predicts behavior

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Sample of population that is most studied

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WEIRD (White, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic)

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Sample of population that describes university students

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YAVIS (Young, attractive, verbal, intelligent, successful)

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Sampling bias

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Sample is skewed so that it becomes unrepresentative of the population

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Random sampling

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every member of a population has an equal chance of being selected

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opportunity sampling

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finding participants in a pre-exsisting group

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Snowball sampling

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Participants recruit other participants

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Volunteer sampling

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participants are volunteers

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Systemic sampling

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Choosing an “nth” member of a population

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Purposive sampling

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Participants are purposefully selected

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Stratified sampling

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Several members of each group is selected to represent the proportion in a population

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Time sampling

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Observation period is divided into interval, and whether or not behavior is carried out in each interval is recorded

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Event Sampling

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The number of times a behavior is carried out is recorded

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Point sampling

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Systematically selecting points in the duration of the study and monitoring presence or absence of a behavior

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Operationalization

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What is being measured which is meant to represent variables

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Standardized

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Easily replicable and detailed procedure

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Inductive approach

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Data is first collected and interpreted and conclusion has many possibilities

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Deductive approach

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Conclusion is derived based on the data collected

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Quantitative Research

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Emphasis on objective measurements and statistical analysis of data

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Qualitative research

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Gives insight into everyday psychological experiments and produces descriptive behavior. This may have one or more research questions

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Structured interveiw

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Schedule is standardized, rigid structure in questions, relatively easy analysis of data

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Semi-structured interveiw

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Interveiw follows a schedule but questions are open ended

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Unstructured interveiw

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Schedule only specifies topic and time, but is very open ended with regards to content

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Survey

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Collects information from a large and dispersed group, often consisting of close ended questions

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Likert scale

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Multiple choice scale (ex. never, sometimes, often, always)

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Focus group

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group interveiw of participants

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Case study

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researcher observes behavior of unique individual or group, recording very holistic data

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Longitudinal case study

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Data is recorded over time, multiple times

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Cross-sectional

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Data is recorded once

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Retrospective

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Deriving results when looking back on a case study

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Prospective

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Experiment and data collection takes place in the present and even the future

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Limitation to case studies

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Not all data will be recorded, susceptible to researcher bias

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Repeated measures design

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One sample of participants undergo every condition

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Strength and limitation of repeated measures design

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Strength: Participant variables are controlled
Limitation: More susceptible to demand characterics

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Counterbalancing

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Different groups recieve conditions in different order

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Independent samples design

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members of a sample is randomly allocated to one condition

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Strength and weakness of independent sample design

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S: Order effects are controlled and demand characteristics are limited
W: Participant variability is less controlled

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Matched pairs design

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Participants are pre-tested with regards to the variable, allowing researchers to ensure that every group then has a similar skill level

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True experiment

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Experiment aims to determine a casual relationship (must have a control group, random allocation of participants, manipulation of variables, standardization)

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Lab experiment

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Experiments are done in a controlled setting

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Field experiment

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Studies are done in “the real world”

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Natural experiment

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Researchers have no control over independent variable

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Quasi experiment

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Participants are grouped based on similar traits

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Overt/Covert

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Participants do and do not know that they are being observed

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Descriptive statistics

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methods and techiniques used to summarize key features of a dataset

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Inferential statistics

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Methods and techniques used to analyze samples to make predictions about target population

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Postive distribution

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Skewed towards left of mean, median is less than mean

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Negative distribution

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Skewed towards the right of mean, median is more than mean

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Internal validity

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The extent to which the design, conduct, and analysis of an experiment is able to answer the research question without bias

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External validity

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The extent to which findings can be generalized to other contexts

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Construct validity

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The extent to which operationalization of variables stays true to the variable it is attempting to measure

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Ecological validity

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The extent to which findings can be generalized to REAL LIFE settings

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Populaiton validity

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the extent to which findings of the sample can be generalized to the population

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Method triangulation

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Using multiple research methods or techniques in one study

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Data triangulation

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Researchers collect multiple types and form different sources of data

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Researcher triangulation

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Multiple researchers collect and analyze data

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Demand characteristis

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variables that may inadvertently influence participants’ behavior and response

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Reactivity

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Participant behaves differently due to knowing that they are being observed

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Expectancy effect

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Participant acts in a way that favors researcher’s hypothesis

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Screw you effect

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participant acts in a way that discredits researcher’s hypothesis

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Social desirability effect

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Participants try to market themselves as morally upstanding

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Order effects

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order in which conditions are carried out influences outcome

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interference effect

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taking part in one condition influences participant’s ability to take part in another condition

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Practice effect

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Participants do repetitive tasks across conditions and get better at the task

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Filter task

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A task participants complete in between conditions to clear mental palette

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Double blind control

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experimental and participants are clueless of the fact that they are in an experiment

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P-hacking

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Using experiment to find a different relationship than intended

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Funding bias

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Faking results so that it favors the experiment’s sponsors

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Publication bias

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faking results in hopes of getting the study published

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Priming

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Influencing participant behavior ahead of an experiment

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Cognitive misers

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tendency of humans to solve problems in less effortful ways
“I don’t care” “I don’t know” “I don’t have time”

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Confounding variable

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Variables that are correlated with both the independent and dependent variable, negatively affecting the clarity of their relationship

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Intervening variable

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comes between the independent and dependent variable in the casual chain, helping to explain how the two can be related

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Extraneous variable

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Variable that influences the responding variable aside from the independent variable

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Bidirectional ambiguity

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One cannot tell which variable is independent and which is dependent

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contamination

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unintended crossover between different experimental groups

79
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Acronym for describing ethics

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CARDUD (Consent, annoynymity, right to withdraw, deception, undue stress or harm, debriefing)

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The purpose of having ethics

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Protect participants from physical and psychological harm, which encourages participation as they are aware that their safety will be guarenteed

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