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Unit 0 VOCAB Flashcards

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1
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Independent Variable

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Factor manipulated in experiment

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Dependent Variable

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what is measured in experiment

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Experiment vs. Non-experimental

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E) researcher has control over experiment
NE). researcher is just observing

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Naturalistic Observation

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observation naturally recorded w/out manipulation

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Meta-analysis

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statistically combined research

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Confounding Variable

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3rd Variable; influenced study and both independent and dependent variable (ex: biological diff)

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Random assignment

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assigning groups to minimize differences in groups

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Population

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group being studied

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Sample

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selecting participant of pop.to research and study

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Random Sampling

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random to represent it the pop. better b/c every participant has and equal chance

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Convenience Samples

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Samples selected b/c they are easy to study

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Sampling Bias

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B/c a specific participant is more liked they are a larger part of the study which results in an unrepresentative sample

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Representative sample

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group that closely matches the characteristics of majority of pop.

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Generalizability

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samples observation can be generalized for broader pop.

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Experimental Group

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group exposed to independent variable

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Controlled Group

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group not exposed to independent variable

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Placebo group

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a group receives an inert substance (placebo) instead of active drug

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Placebo effect

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participants react diff. b/c they know of treatment

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Single-Blind Procedure

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Subject of experiment doesn’t know what treatment group they are in

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Double-Blind Procedure

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Both researcher and subject don’t know what treatment group they’re in

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Experimental Bias

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Influence of researcher/experimenter on an experiment/study

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Case Study

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Technique w/ individual or group

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Correlation

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Studying how 2 factors effect and influence another

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Positive Correlation

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when the two variables move in the same direction

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Negative correlation

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value of 1 variable increases as the value of the other decreases

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Directionality problem

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2 variables are related cause & effect is undetermined

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Third Variable Problem

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third variable leads to mistaken causal relationship between 2 other variables

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Scatterplots

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graphed cluster of dots which shows relationships b/w 2 variable

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Correlation Coefficient

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statistical index relationship b/w 2 things (from -1.00 to 1.00)

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Qualatitative measures

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rating scale; measures/surveys participants’ opinions, attitudes, motivations, and more.

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Quanitative measures (e.g. structured interviews)

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data taken from obs, interview, or open-ended question

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Surveys

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self reported data of a participant through q&a’s

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Framing

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how a situation is posed; how a question is worded influenced result/data

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Social desirability bias

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participants change answers to appeal to others (inconclusive data)

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Self-Report Bias

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self report characteristic v. obs from researchers (may lead to inconclusive data)

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Hypothesis

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testable prediction, often a theory

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Falsifiability

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assertion, hypothesis, or theory can be shown to be false by an observation or experiment

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Operational definitions

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exact statement of procedures/operations

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Replication and Peer review

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repeating study usually w/ diff participants (to find trends)

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Ethical guidelines

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safely and responsibly conduct a research study or provide treatments to clients

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Institutional review board

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protect rights of pop. in research activities being conducted under its authority

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Informed consent

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giving info to participants so they know if they want to participant

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Informed assent

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process in which minors can choose to participate

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Protection From Harm

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researcher must not embarrass, frighten, offend or harm participants

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Confidentiality of participants

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prevent the identities of participants from being revealed

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Minimal deception

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if participants are deceived is must not be so extreme as to invalidate the informed consent

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Confederates

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individuals who seem to be participants but are part of research team

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Debriefing

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post-experiment explanation of study

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Central tendency

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stat that identifies single value as rep. of the entire distribution of data

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Measures of variation

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range, interquartile range, variance, and standard deviation

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Normal curve

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bell shaped curve that describes distribution of many diff data

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Positive and negative skews

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53
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Bimodal distributions

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2 diff groups are visible in a histogram

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Regression toward the mean

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variables much higher or lower than the mean are often much closer to the mean when measured a second time

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Statistical significance

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result from data generated is likely to be attributable to a specific cause

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Effect sizes

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tells how meaningful relationship between groups and variable are

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Cognitive biases

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human thinking and reasoning that often do not comply with study values

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Confirmation bias

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tendency to search for info that supports preconceptions (distorted contradictory evidence)

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