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variable that does not depend on another
independent variable
all participants have equal chances of being selected for either group
random assignment
mean
subjects are asked questions
influenced by ones opinions, or personal feelings
subjective
variable that DOES depend on another
dependent variable
outside unexpected things that affect a study
confounding variable (CV)
most often occuring
mode
subjects are observed in their natural environment unaware they are being observed
naturalistic observation
not influenced by personal feelings
objective
receives independent variable
experimental group
subject behaves how they think they should
response/ subject bias
middle number/ center of set
median
pick different groups to look at, at the same time
cross- sectional study
scientific method
empirical
no new drug or variable
control group
two things connected together
correlation
same direction
something that already has evidence to back it up
theory
idea, no evidence
hypothesis
NO randomization, due to real life, can not get exactly perfect randomization
Quasi experimental methods
one varaible increases the other one decreases
negative correlation
using the same standardized test and seeing the results of everyone who took it
inter rater reliability
details of a specific study, step by step
operationalization
internal review board, ethics of an experiment
IRB