Unit 1 41-50

Question 1

Random selection

Answer 1

A procedure of random sapling of a set of participants or units from a larger set that relies on the use of chance process to minimize risk or researcher bias, either conscious or unconscious

Question 2

Confounding variable

Answer 2

A factor other than the factor being studied in an experiment that might influence a study’s results

Question 3

Experimenter bias

Answer 3

Bias caused when researchers may unintentionally influence results to confirm their own beliefs

Question 4

Non experimental

Answer 4

Research that lacks the manipulation of an IV

Question 5

Quantitative data

Answer 5

A research method that relies on numerical data

Question 6

Qualitative data

Answer 6

A research method that relies on in-depth narrative data that is not translated into numbers

Question 7

Histogram

Answer 7

A bar graph depicting a frequency distribution

Question 8

Percentile rank

Answer 8

The percent of scores that are lower than a given score

Question 9

Psychodynamic approach

Answer 9

The psychological and psychiatric approach that views human behavior from the standpoint of unconscious motives that mold the personality, influence attitudes, and produce emotional disorder

Question 10

Behavioral approach

Answer 10

Focuses on the effects of learning on our personality development