UNIT 0 PSYCH MID-TERM Flashcards
An in-depth analysis of an individual, group or event
case study
Two variables are intertwined in such a way that we cannot determine which one has influenced a dependent variable
confounding variable
A statistic that shows the direction and strength between two variables
correlation coefficient
Hunger = “hours without eating” or Generosity = “money contributed”
operational definition
This method is used to reveal cause-and-effect relationships
experimental methods
Neither the participants nor the research assistants collecting the data will know which group is receiving the treatment
double blind
This group receives zero-level of the independent variable
control group
The correlation between two variables may be depicted on this graph
scatter plot
Technique that combines results from multiple studies on the same topic
meta analysis
Subtle and unintentional ways researchers influence their participants
experimental bias
After an event has occurred, individuals think they “knew it all along”
hindsight bias
A drug that has no pharmacological effect (a sugar pill)
placebo
