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inference

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making decisions and predictions based on the data for answering the statistical question

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inferential statistics

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methods of making decisions or predictions about a population, based on data obtained from a sample of that population

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parameter

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numerical summary of the population

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categorical variable

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if each observation belongs to one of a set of categories

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quantitative

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if observations on it take numerical values that represent different magnitudes of the variable

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discrete quantitative variable

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0,1,2,3,4, if its possible values form a set of separate numbers

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continuous quantitative variable

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if its possible values form an interval

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modal category

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category with the highest frequency (for a categorical variable)

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mode

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(for quantitative variable), the numerical value that occurs most frequently

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unimodal

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data has single mount

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bimodal

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data has two distinct mounds

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median

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middle value of the observations when the observations are ordered from smallest to the largest(or other way around)

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resistent

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if extreme observations have little if any influence on its value

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deviation

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of an observation x from the mean , the difference between the observation and the sample mean

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variance

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average of the squared deviations

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pth percentile

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value such that p percent of the observations fall below or at that value

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z-score

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for an observation is the number of standard deviations that it falls from the mean. positive z score indicates the observation is above the mean, negative below the mean

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empiricism

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involves using evidence from the senses or from instruments that assist the senses as the basis for conclusions.

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parsimony

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theories are supposed to be simple. mid two theories explain the at a equally well, most scientists will opt for the ampler more parsimonious theory

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applied research

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conducting in real world context

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probabilistic

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behaviour research findings are not expected to explain all cases all of the time.

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availabiliity heuristic

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things pop up easily in our mind and to guide our thinking

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present bias

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name for our failure to consider appropriate comparison groups

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confirmation bias

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tendency to look only at info that agrees with what we already believe

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bias blind spot

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the belief that we are uniquely to fall prey to the other biases previously described

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reliability

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how consistent the results of a measure are

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validity

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concerns the operationaliztion measuring what is it supposed to measure

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internal reliability

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a study participant gives a consistent pattern of answers, no matter how the researcher has phrased the question

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criterion validity

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evaluates whether the measure under consideration is associated with a concrete behavioural outcome that it should be associated with, according to conceptual definition

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known groups paradigm

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in which researchers see whether scores on the measure can discriminate among two or more groups whose behaviour is already confirmed

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convergent validity

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the pattern of correlations with measures of theoretically similar or dissimilar constructs

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discriminant validity

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something should not correlate with measures of construct that are very different

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independent trials

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if the outcome of any one trial is not affected by the outcome of any other trial

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subjective definition of probabilit

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the probability of an outcome is defined by personal probability, your degree of belief that the outcome will occur based on available information

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sample space

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for a random phenomenon, the sample space is the set of all possible outcomes

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event

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a subset of the sample space

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good story bias

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people tend to believe convincing stories

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deduction

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the process of formulating a prediction that follows from your theory

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demand characteristics

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a participant wants to be a ‘good’ participant

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self perception

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people do not necessarily have a correct self image

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social desireability

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participants want to give a good first impression about themselves

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primacy effect

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the effect of being the first to be observed

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recency effects

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the effect of being the last to be observed

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test retest reliability

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strength of an association between test and retest gives an indication of reliability

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cronbachs alpha

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a measure of internal reliability

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external validity

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if it can be generalized

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covariance

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do the two variables go together

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temporal precedence

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did the cause occur before the effect

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cluster sampling

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sample random schools, use children in each school

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multistage sampling

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a random sample of clusters, then a random sample of people within those clusters

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stratified random sampling

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in which the researcher purposefully selects particular demographic categories or strata, and then randomly selects individuals within each of the categories, proportionate to their assumed membership of the population

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oversampling

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blood type ab only 0,5 of population, sample extra ab people to precent unreliability

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systematic sampling

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each fifth person in a class

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convenience sampling

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a sample that is easily accessible

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purposive sampling

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search for participants that meet requirements

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snowball sampling

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start with a couple of subjects, and ask these subjects whether they know more subjects

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quota sampling

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set a quota (50 law 50 psych students) and select non randomly up until quotas are fulfilled

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observer bias

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observations are influenced by your expectations

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reactivity

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people may behave differently when they know that they are being observed

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spurious association

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association due to a third variable

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posttest design

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random assignment multiple groups, test the difference after group assignment

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repeated measures design

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most important within group design, measure twice in each participant, test the difference

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discrete variables

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not all variables have the same probability

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standard deviation

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indicates the amount of dispersion in the population

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sampling distribution

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of a statistic is the probability distribution that specifies probabilities for the possible values the statistic can take

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central limit theorem

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for any large enough sample, the sampling distribution is approximately normally distributed

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confidence interval

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interval containing the most believable values for a parameter

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confidence level

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the probability that this method produces an interval that contains the parameter

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type 1 error

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false positive, stating that there is an association when there is no association

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type 2 error

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stating that there is no association when in fact there is one

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internal validity

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is an indication of a study’s ability to eliminate alternate explanations for the association

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semantic differential format

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instead of degree of agreement, respondent might be asked to rate a target object using a numeric scleras that is anchored with adjectives

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double-barrelled question

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a question that asks two questions in one

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response sets

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type of shortcut respondent can take when answering survey questions.

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acquiescence

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yeah saying

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fence sitting

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playing it safe by answering in the middle of the scale

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socially desirable responding

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respondents give answers that make them look better than they really are.

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observer bias

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occurs when observers expectations influence their interpretation of the participants behaviours or the outcome of the study

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observer effects

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observers change the behaviour of those they are observing

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census

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if you have the scores of everyone in a population

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biased sample

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unrepresentative sample, some members of the population of interest have a much higher probability of being included in the sample compared to other members

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unbiased sample

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representative sample

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self-selection

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when a sample contains only people who volunteer to participate

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probability sampling

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every member of interest has an equal and known chance of being selected for the sample, regardless of whether they are convenient or motivated to volunteer.

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nonprobability sampling

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involve nonrandom sampling and result in a biased sample

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weighting

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if they determine that the final sample contains fewer members of a subgroup than it should, they adjust the data so responses from members of underrepresented categories count more, and overrepresented members count less.

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purposive sampling

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if researchers want to study only certain kinds of people, they recruit only those particular participants

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confounds

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alternative explanations, potential threats to internal validity

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design confound

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experimenters mistake in designing the independent variable

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selection effects

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when the kinds of participants in one level of the independent variable are systematically different from those in the other

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independent groups design

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in which different groups of participants are placed into different levels of the independent variable (between subjects design/ between groups design)

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within groups design

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(within subjects design) there is only one group of participants and each person is presented with all levels of the independent variable

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post-test only design

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participants are randomly assigned to independent variable groups and are tested on the dependent variable once.

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pretest posttest design

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participants are randomly assigned to at least two different groups and are tested on the key dependent variable twice

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repeated measures design

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a type of within groups design in which participants are measured on a dependent variable more than once, after exposure to each level of the independent variable

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concurrent-measures design

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participants are exposed to all the levels of an independent variable at roughly the same time, and a single attitudinal or behavioural preference is the dependent variable

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power

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refers to the probability that a study will show a statistically significant result when an independent variable truly has an effect in the population

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order effects

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happens when exposure to one level of the independent variable influences responses to the next level

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practice effects

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in which a long sequence might lead participants to get better at the task or to get tired or bored

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carryover effects

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in which some form of contamination carries over from one condition to the next

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counterbalancing

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they present the levels of the independent variable to participants in different sequences

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full counterbalancing

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in which all possible condition orders are represented

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partial counterbalancing

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in which only some of the possible condition orders are represented

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latin square

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a formal system to ensure that every condition appears in each position at least once

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demand characteristic

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a cue that can lead participants to guess an experiments hypothesis

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manipulation check

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an extra dependent variable the researchers can insert into an experiment to convince them that tier experimental manipulation worked

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interaction effects

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the effect of one variable depends on another variable

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maturation threat

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patient improvement without a specific cause, sometimes called spontaneous remission, can be prevented by : comparison group and pretest post-test

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history threat

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an external factor that influences the dependent measure, can be prevented by comparison group

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regression to the mean

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participants with extreme scores will have less extreme results later

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non-specific effects

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any other effect that causes a change in condition that is unrelated to the treatment

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scientific hypothesis

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hypothesis about how the world works

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statistical hypothesis

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hypothesis about a population parameter

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p-value

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probability of these or extremer results if nulhypothesis is true

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level of significance

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you conclude that the nulhypothesis should be rejected in favour of the alternative hypothesis. commonly smaller than 0.05 means that the nulhypothesis is rejected

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attrition threat

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when a certain kind of participant drops out , to prevent this : remove scores from the participant from the pretest too

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testing threat

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refers to a change in the participants as a result of taking a test (dependent measure) more than once

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instrumentation threat

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when a measuring instrument changes over time

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selection-history threat

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an outside event or factor affects only those at one level of the independent variable

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selection attrition threat

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only one of the experimental groups experiences attrition

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null effect

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if the independent variable did not make a difference in the dependent variable -> there is no significant covariance between the two

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ceiling effect

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all the scores are squeezed together at the high end

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floor effect

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all the scores cluster at the low end

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manipulation check

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separate dependent variable that experimenters include in a study , to make sure manipulation worked

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measurement error

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a reason for high within group variability, its a human or instrument factor that can inflate or deflate a persons true score on the dependent variable

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weighted average

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used when each x value is not equally likely

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factorial design

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one in which there are two or more independent variables

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participant variable

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a variable whose levels are selected (measured), not manipulated

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marginal means

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are the arithmetic means for each level of an independent variable averaging over levels of the other independent variable

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file drawer problem

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researchers tend to not write papers about insignificant results

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publication bias

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journals publish insignificant results less often than significant results

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data dredging

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doing as many statistical tests up until you find a significant resul

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harking

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hypothesising after the results are known

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explorative

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no specific hypothesis

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confirmatory

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you test a specific hypothesis

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cross validation

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after exploration, conduct a new confirmatory study

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stable baseline design

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study in which a practitioner or researcher observes behaviour for an extended baseline period before beginning a treatment or other intervention, multiple pretests and posttests, helps to prevent regression to the mean, maturation and nonspecific effect

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multiple baseline design

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goal is to exclude effect of external factors

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direct replication

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exactly the same experimental conditions/operationalizations

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systematic repication

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change some aspects of the study

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conceptual replicatio

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the same research question, but a complete different experimental setting

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principle of beneficence

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researchers must take precautions to protect participants from harm and to ensure their well being

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bivariate correlation

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association that involves exactly two variables

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construct validity

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how well was each variable measured

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statistical validity

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how well do the data support the conclusion

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effect size

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describes the strength of a relationship between two or more variables

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statistical significance

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refers to the conclusion a researcher reaches regarding the likelihood of getting a correlation of that size just by chance, assuming there is no correlation in the real world.

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p value means

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the probability that the samples association came from a population in which the association is zero

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restriction of range

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if there is not a full range of scores on one of the variables in the association it can make the correlation appear smaller than it really is.

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curvilinear association

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in which the relationship between two variables is not a straight line, it might be positive up to a point and then become negative

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directionality problem

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sometimes called temporal precedence, when you don’t know which variable comes first

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spurious association

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the bivariate correlation is there but only because of some third variable.

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moderator

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when the relationship between two variables changes depending on the level of another variable

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quasi experiment

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differs from a true experiment in that the researchers do not have full experimental control

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nonequivalent control group design

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different participants at each level of the independent variable. it has at least one treatment group and one comparison group, but participants have not been randomly assigned

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nonequivalent control group pretest/posttest design

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the participants were not randomly assigned to groups, and were tested both before and after some intervention.

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interrupted time-series design

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a quasi experimental study that measures participants repeatedly on a dependent variable before during and after the ‘interruption’ caused by some event.

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nonequivalent control group interrupted time series design

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it combines non equivalent control group design dnt he interrupted time series design

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multiple baseline design

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researchers stagger their introduction of an intervention across a variety of individuals, times or situations to rule out alternative explanations

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reversal design

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a researcher observes a problem behaviour both with and without treatment but takes the treatment away for a while to see whether the problem behaviour returns

161
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which non parametric statistic is appropriate for a research design that compares a quantitative response variable for two independent groups?

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wilcoxon test

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which non parametric statistic is appropriate for a research design that compares a quantitative response variable for two independent groups?

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wilcoxon test

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interquartile range

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is the distance between the third and first quartiles

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interquartile range

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is the distance between the third and first quartiles

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direct replication

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researchers repeat an original study as closely as they can to see whether the effect is the same in the newly collected data.

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conceptual replication

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researchers explore the same research question but use different procedures

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replication plus extension

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researchers replicate their original experiment and add variables to test additional questions

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p hacking

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the goal is to find a p value of just under 0.05, the traditional blue for significance testing and researchers may try to make their results work

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preregistration

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scientists can preregister their study’s method, hypotheses or statistical analyses online, in advance of data collection

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preregistration

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scientists can preregister their study’s method, hypotheses or statistical analyses online, in advance of data collection

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ecological validity

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study’s similarity to real world contexts

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theory testing mode

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researchers are then designing correlational or experimental research to investigate support for a theory

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generalization mode

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when researchers want to generalise the findings from the sample in a previous study to a larger population

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experimental realism

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lab experiments create situations in which people experience authentic emotions, motivations and behaviours

175
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assumptions for a confidence interval that have to be satisfied

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random sample and distribution has to be normal

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specifity

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says negative when it is indeed negative

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sensitivity

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says positive when it is indeed positive

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model

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a simple approximation for how variables relate in a population

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power depends on ;

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size of the effect that you want to detect, dispersion in the population, level of confidence, sample size

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