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Unit 1: Foundations of Psychology Flashcards

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Hippocrates

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thought the mind or soul resided in the brain but was not composed of physical substance (mind-body dualism)

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Plato (circa 350 BC)

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Greek philosopher—believed in “nature” due to self-examination of inner ideas and experiences

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Aristotle

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Plato’s student—believed in “nurture,” that the mind/soul results from our anatomy and physiological processes (monism), and that reality is best studied by observation

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Descartes

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defended mind-body dualism (Cogito ergo sum—“I think, therefore I am”) NATURE

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John Locke

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believed that mind and body interact symmetrically (monism), knowledge comes from observation, and what we know comes from experience since we are born without knowledge, “a blank slate” (tabula rasa)

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nature-nurture controversy

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which our behavior is inborn or learned through experience.

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Gustav Fechner

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invented the idea of the “just noticeable difference” (the smallest change in a stimulus that can be noticed by a human observer)

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charles darwin

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british guy—theory of natural selection

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Wilhelm wundt

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developed the theory of structuralism and created one of the first psychological laboratories

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Titchener

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contributor to structuralism, Cornell University, investigated elements of consciousness

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G. Stanley Hall

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first president of the APA, psychologist who brought introspection to Johns Hopkins

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Margaret Floy Washburn

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first woman to get a PhD in psych

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William James

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founder of functionalism—opened one of the first psychological labs

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Ivan Pavlov

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pioneer of classical conditioning and learning experiemnts

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Herman Ebbinghaus

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studied when and how people could remember lists of nonsense syllables

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Sigmund Freud

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founded psychodynamics

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John B. Watson

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pioneer of behaviorism

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Frederic Bartlett

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studied cognitive and social process of remembering stuff

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Jean Piaget

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studied cognitive development in children

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r.f. skinner

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pioneer of behaviorism

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foundation of psychology

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In 1879, Wilhelm Wundt founded scientific psychology by founding a laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, to study immediate conscious sensation

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introspection

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introspectively analyze your sensory experiences (inward-looking)—identify sensations, feelings, and images as the basic elements of consciousness

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Functionalists

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William James, James Cattell, and John Dewey—believed humans actively processed sensations and actions and wanted to apply psychological findings to practical situations

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behaviorism

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measuring and recording observable behavior in relation to the environment—dominated psychology in America from the 1920s to the 1960s

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antecedent (in the study of behaviorism)

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environmental conditions that precede a behavior

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behavior (in the study of behaviorism)

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the action to understand, predict, and/or control

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consequences (in the study of behaviorism)

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what follows the behavior (its effect on the environment)

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psychodynamic/psychoanalysis

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Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Karen Horney, Heinz Kohut—aimed to reveal unconscious conflicts, motives, and defenses and studied how early life experiences influence desires, thoughts, and memories

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Humanism

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Abraham Maslow, Carl Rogers—believed that free will and personal growth shape behavior and thought and that people are naturally positive and growth-seeking. solved problems through interviewing people about their unique perspective on the issue

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evolutionary psych

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explain behavior patterns as adaptations naturally selected because they increase reproductive success. comes from darwin’s theory of evolution

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cognitive psych

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receiving, storing, and processing information, thinking and reasoning, and language to understand human behavior. e.g. Jean Piaget

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sociocultural

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examines cultural differences to understand, predict, and control behavior

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biopsychosocial model

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integrates biological processes, psychological factors, and social forces to provide a more complete picture of behavior and mental processes

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clinical psychologists

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evaluate and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders in places like hospitals, community health centers, and private practice

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counseling psychologists

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help people adapt to change or make changes in their lifestyle.

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developmental psychology

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study psychological (intellectual, moral, and social) development throughout the life span in places like schools, senior centers, social work centers, etc.

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educational psychologists

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focus on how effective teaching and learning take place in places like universities and labs

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forensic psychologists

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apply psych principles to legal issues. are concerned with the numerous facets of the law, such as determining a defendant’s competence to stand trial, or whether a victim has suffered psychological or neurological trauma

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health/positive psychologists

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concentrate on biological, psychological, and social factors involved in health and illness and create programs to fix it in places like hospitals, rehab centers, public health agencies, and private practice

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organizational psychologists

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apply psychological principles and methods to the workplace to emphasize employee health and well being

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industrial psychologists

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apply psychological principles and methods to the workplace to emphasize performance appraisals, job design, and selection and training.

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neuropsychologists

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explore the relationships between brain/nervous systems and behavior.

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psychometricians

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focus on methods for acquiring and analyzing psychological data e.g. through intelligence and personality tests, experiments, etc.

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social psychologists

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focus on how a person’s mental life and behavior are shaped by interactions with other people

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variable

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factors with multiple values

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independent variable

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what the researcher manipulates

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dependent variable

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the factor that may change as a result of manipulating the independent variable.

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how to prove cause and effect

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controlled experiment

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population

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all the individuals in the group to which the study applies

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sample

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a subgroup of the population.

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random selection

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when a sample is chosen randomly, i.e. through picking out of a hat, random number generator, choosing every fifth name in an alphabetized list, etc.

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experimental group

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receives the treatment

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control group

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does not receive the treatment.

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between-subjects design

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The participants in the experimental and control groups are different individuals.

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confounding variables

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Differences between the experimental group and the control group other than those resulting from the independent variable.

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“operational definition”

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describes the specific procedure used to determine the presence of a variable

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inferential statistics

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are used to interpret data and draw conclusions.

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statistical significance

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is a measure of the likelihood that the difference between groups results from a real difference between the two groups rather than from chance alone.

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meta analysis

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provides a way of statistically combining the results of individual research studies to reach an overall conclusion.

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experimenter bias (experimenter expectancy effect)

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a phenomenon that occurs when a researcher’s expectations or preferences about the outcome of a study influence the results obtained.

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demand characteristics

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The clues participants discover about the purpose of the study, including rumors they hear about the study suggesting how they should respond.

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single blind procedure

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a research design in which the participants don’t know which treatment group—experimental or control—they are in.

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double blind procedure

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a research design in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the experimental group and who is in the control group.

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placebo

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The imitation pill, injection, patch, or other treatment

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placebo effect

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is now used to describe any cases when experimental participants change their behavior in the absence of any kind of experimental manipulation.

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within subjects design

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A research design that uses each participant as his or her own control.

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counterbalancing

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a procedure that assigns half the subjects to one of the treatments first and the other half of the subjects to the other treatment first.

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quasi experimental research

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Quasi-experimental research designs are similar to controlled experiments, but participants are not randomly assigned

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correlational research

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Correlational methods look at the relationship between two variables without establishing cause-and-effect relationships.

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naturalistic observation

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Naturalistic observation is carried out in the field where naturally occurring behavior can be observed.

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survey

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researchers use questionnaires or interviews to ask a large number of people questions about their behaviors, thoughts, and attitudes.

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retrospective (ex post facto) study

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look at an effect and seek the cause.

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tests

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Tests are procedures used to measure attributes of individuals at a particular time and place.

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reliability

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consistency or repeatability

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validity

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the extent to which an instrument measures or predicts what it is supposed to.

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case study

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an in-depth examination of a specific group or single person that typically includes interviews, observations, and test scores.

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elementary statistics

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a field that involves the analysis of numerical data about representative samples of populations.

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descriptive statistics

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Numbers that summarize a set of research data obtained from a sample (e.g. mean, median, mode)

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frequency distribution

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an orderly arrangement of scores indicating the frequency of each score or group of scores.

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histogram

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a bar graph from the frequency distribution

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frequency polygon

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a line graph that replaces the bars with single points and connects the points with a line

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measures of central tendency

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describe the average or most typical scores for a set of research data or distribution.

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mode

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most frequently occurring score in a set of research data

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bimodal distribution

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research data that has two modes (I.e. two numbers appear most frequently)

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multimodal distribution

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research data that has more than two modes

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median

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the middle score when the set of data is ordered by size

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mean

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the arithmetic average of the set of scores.

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normal distribution (normal curve)

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a symmetric, bell-shaped curve that represents data about how many human characteristics are dispersed in the population

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skewed distribution

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Distributions where most of the scores are squeezed into one end

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variability

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the spread or dispersion of scores for a set of research data or distribution.

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range

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the largest score minus the smallest score.

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variance and standard deviation

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indicate the degree to which scores differ from each other and vary around the mean value for the set.

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standard score (z-score)

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enables psychologists to compare scores that are initially on different scales.

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percentile score

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indicates the percentage of scores at or below a particular score.

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correlation coefficient

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A statistical measure of the degree of relatedness or association between two sets of data, X and Y

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who created ethical guidelines and code of conduct for psychologists?

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american psychological association

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what are the ethical guidelines

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discuss intellectual property frankly, be conscious of multiple roles, participation must be voluntary, AND informed consent

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informed consent principles

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participants must know about: purpose, expected duration, and procedures of the research;
their right to leave or refuse anything at any time; consequences of doing so;
factors that might influence their willingness to participate (e.g. risks, discomfort, side effects); research benefits; confidentiality agreements; incentives for participation, if any

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