Types of Research
What is the method that can determine cause and effect
Experimental Research
What is a precise statement of the exact procedures or measurements used in a study to allow for replications
Operational Definition
What is when Participants must be told enough about the study to choose whether to participate
Informed Consent
What is the mathematical average?
Mean
-1.00 to +1.00 is?
Correlational
When researchers expectations influence the outcome this is known as....
Experimenter bias
What is an outside participants to experimental or control groups
Confounding Variable
What is it when Participants must be protected from significant physical or psychological distress
Protection from Harm
What is the middle score in a distribution when ordered from lowest to highest
Median
What type of research is best suited for exploring human experiences in depth
Qualitative Research
What are the non-experimental research groups that we have covered?
Naturalistic Observations
Correlations
Meta Analysis
Case Study
What type of sampling involves selecting participants who are readily available?
Convenience Sampling
Confidentiality
What is the most frequently occuring score
Mode
What is the belief that one could have predicted an event after it has already happened.
Hindsight Bias
This is used to Observe behavior in its natural environment without interference.
Naturalistics Observation
Assuming you will get an A on a test without studying
Overconfidence
After a study, participants must receive a full explanation of the research, including any deception used
Debriefing
The difference between the highest and the lowest score
Range
This method Manipulate variables to discover their effects
Experimental
What method is used to gather self reported attitudes or behaviors from a large, random sample.
Surveys
What is the term for the middle value in a data set when it is ordered from least to greatest
Median
What does IRB stand for?
Institutional Review Board
What letter is used to describe statistical significance
p
What do we call individuals who act as undercover participants
Confederates