Research Studies
An in-depth investigation of one individual or group. Phineas Gage was a famous example of this type of research.
Case Study
Often worded as an "if... then..." statement, this term describes a testable prediction.
Hypothesis
Measures of Central Tendency include these three measurements.
Mean, Median, Mode
What type of research is conducted on non-humans?
Animal Studies
Correlation does NOT mean ______________.
causation
The only way to prove cause and effect is by conducting a psychological...
experiment
The "I knew it all along" phenomenon.
Hindsight Bias
This type of curve follows the 68%-95%-99% rule.
Normal Curve (Bell Curve)
Research ethics require that you protect participants from greater than usual...
Harm/Discomfort
Survey
Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation.
Naturalistic Observation
To prevent an experimenter and the participants from influencing a study, we use this procedure.
Double-Blind Procedure
Correlation Coefficient
Obtaining someone's permission to participate in your study is known as acquiring...
Informed Consent
This effect describes the phenomenon that experimental results may happen simply because a person thinks they are receiving some kind of treatment (even though they might not be).
The Placebo Effect
A group being studied (the group of interest).
Population
To ensure other researchers can replicate experiments, psychologists use these - which use specific, measurable descriptions.
Operational Definitions
We use this type of bar graph to visualize a frequency distribution.
Histogram
Name one organization that regulates research ethics in psychology.
American Psychological Association, British Psychological Society, many other examples
Experimenters try to control as much as they can to eliminate these, which could influence the dependent variable.
Confounding Variables
Random Sampling
Two ensure our control group and experimental groups in an experiment are both roughly the same, we use this technique.
Random Assignment
A perceived but nonexistent correlation is what we call an...
Illusory Correlation
Explaining to someone the purpose of your research after the study has been conducted is known as...
Debriefing
We use this type of graph, which looks like clustered dots, to illustrate correlations.