Unit 1- Research Methods Flashcards

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Descriptive Research Methods

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Describes data

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Case Study

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Extremely rare. Focuses on one person and goes in depth

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Naturalistic Observation

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Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without medaling or changing anything

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Survey

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Obtaining self reported behavior via questionnaire

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Correlation Research Method

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Predicts data. Collects a set of facts and organizes it into 2+ categories to find relations.

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Positive Correlation

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When data varies in the same direction

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Negative Correlation

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When data varies in different directions

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8
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Third Variable

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An uncontrolled factor creates a false casualty

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9
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Illusionary Correlation

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Perception of a relationship when there is not one

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10
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Experimental Research Method

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Trying to isolate cause and effect

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11
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Experimental Group

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Receives treatment

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12
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Control Group

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Does not receive treatment

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Double Blind

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When both researchers and participants don’t know who’s in either group

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Single Blind

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When only the Psychologists know which group is control and which is experimental

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Random Assignment

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When participants are randomly assigned to either group. (number generator or from a hat, etc)

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Placebo

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A fake treatment

17
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Placebo Effect

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Based on expectations alone, thinking you got medicine and feeling better when you didn’t get medicine.

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Independent Variables

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The factors being manipulated

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Dependent Variables

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The factors that change depending on the independent variable. (being measured)

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Confounding Variables

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Outside factors affecting a study’s results

21
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Operational Definition

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Specifically defining the variables and how they will be measured

22
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Meta Analysis

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Combining and analyzing data from many sources in one research study

23
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Empirical Evidence

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Relies on experimental objective (EX: guess the animal)

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Hindsight Bias

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Thinking information is less surprising once you already know the information

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Overconfidence
Thinking you know more than you do
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Replication
Recreating a research study by testing the same idea with different participants and situations to see if the results are the same
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Sampling Bias
Chosen sample doesn't represent the entire population
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Experimenter Bias
Researcher unintentionally influences results of the study
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Social Desirability
Participants fudge their answers to seem more socially accepted
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Self Report Bias
Data collected via personal accounts