SFE Flashcards
Z score
how many standard deviations from the mean a score is
Ordinal
rank order
Ratio-(comparison)
has a true 0, meaning the absence of measurement (whereas 0 in interval measurement such as temp. does not mean the absence of temp.)
Cohen’s D
is an effect size used to indicate the standardized difference between 2 means
Null hypothesis
chance alone is responsible for data; no relationship b/n measured phenomena.
One or two tailed test
ways of computing statistical significance from a data set.; type of test must be selected before the experiment
Skewed distribution to standard z distribution
(normal distribution=bell curve)
transformation ? —> transforming skewed to a z–increases the standard error of the mean (SEM)
Validity
does the test accurately measure what it reports to measure.
(face validity, concurrent validity, criterion validity.
Internal validity
the extent to which you can say there are no other variables that could be causing the results given; the less the chance for confounds–higher the internal validity.
History effects
a threat to internal validity in which an outside event or occurrence might have produced effects on the dependent variable.
external validity
the extent to which results can be generalized to world at large
Reliability
consistency
Test effects
the finding that long-term memory is increased when some of the learning period is devoted to retrieving the to-be-remembered information. The effect is also sometimes referred to as retrieval practice or test-enhanced learning. (helpful to receive feedback as study–i.e. Flash card sites)
What order does APA ethics code fall in?
Federal: U.S, laws and U.S. administrative laws (HIPAA)
State: licensing laws and pertinent statutes (ORS’s), administrative rules (OARS’s) (in OR-> APA code in admin. rules)
Organizational policies
Ethical principles and APA codes
HIPAA – who it applies to:
anyone who provides health care and does emr’s (electronic medical records)
increased privacy of records
must gain consent to share info within TPO(treatment, payment and health care operations); authorization for sharing records outside
Is ethical to waive the co-pay?
yes
Who created the 1st lab
William Wundt, 1879, Lepzig poland
Who did the psychophysical methods, such as the method of adjustment the method of limits and the method of constant stimuli
Gustov Fechner
John Watson
Behaviorism
John Locke
tabula rasa–mind is a blank slate: formed and developed f/experiences
Thorndike’s Law of Effect:
A reward tends to increase the probability of recurrence of the response that precedes it.
Bowenian theory
differentiation of Self, unresolved family conflict; worked on decreasing emotions
What is lithium used for
bipolar