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Theory

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A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.

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Hinsight bias

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Refers to the tendency people have to view events as more predictable than they really are.

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Hypothesis

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Is a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables.

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Operational definition

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Are anything that might impact the outcome of hour study. Describes the variables and how they are measured within the context of your study.

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ReplicAtion

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Is a term referring to the repetition of a search study, generally with different situations and subjects. Determine if the basics findings of the original study can be generalized to other circumstances.

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Case study

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In-depth study of one person. Much of Freud’s work and theories were developed through individual case studies.

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Naturalistic observation

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Is a research method technique that involves observing subjects in their natural environment.

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Survey

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Is a data collection tool used to gather information about individuals, often used by psychology research to collect self-report data from study participants.

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Sampling bias

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An error in choosing participants for a scientific study such that the results are distorted.

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Population

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The entire a ount of people in a rendered geographical location.

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Random sample

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Is a subset of individuals that are randomly selected from a populations.

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Correlation

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Is a statistical measurement of the relationship between two variables. Range from +1to-1.

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Correlation coefficient

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Is the measure of the direction and extent of the relationship between two sets of scores. Range from -1to+1

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Scatterplot

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Is a visual representations of the relationships or associations between two numerical variables, which are represented as dots or points.

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Illusory correlation

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Is the perception of a relationship between to variables when only a minor or absolutely no relationship actually exists.

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Experimental group

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Is the group in a scientific experiment where the experimental procedure is formed.

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Control group

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Is a group separated from the rest of the experiment where the independent variable being tested cannot influence the result.

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Double blind

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Is an experiment in which information about the test that might lead to bias in the results is concealed from the tester until after the test.

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Procedure

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A series of steps taken to accomplish an end:a medical,procedure.

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Placebo

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Is a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease or other medical intended to deceive the recipient.

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Independent variable

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Is the variable that is changed in a scientific experiment.

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Confounding variable

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Is an extraneous variable whose presence affects the variables being studied so that the results you get do not reflect the actual relationship between the variables underlined.

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Dependent variable

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Is the variable being tested i. The scientific experiment.

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Validity

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Helps ensure that the test is in accordance with certain professional standards to measure what it is supposed to measure.

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Descriptive statistics

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Refers to statistics that are used to describe.

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Histogram

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A bar in which each bar represents some class or element.

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Mean

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Is the mathematical average of a set of numbers. Is calculated by adding up to two numbers and dividing the total of the number of scores.

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Median

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Is the score located at ten center of the distribution. Consider this set of numbers:2,3,6,8,10. The median number is 6.

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Mode

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Is a form of learning where individuals ascertain how to act or perform by observing another individual.

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Skewed distribution

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Is a statistical term that measure asymmetry ina bell curve.

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Range

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A statistical measure of variance. It is calculated by subtracting the lowest score from the highest score and then adding one.

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Standarddeviation

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Measures the amount of variation or dispersion from the average.

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Normal curve

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The symmetrical bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes.

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Inferential statistics

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Is the process of drawing conclusions from data that are subject to random variation ex:observational errors or sampling variation

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