Experiment
Correlation & Survey
Statistics
Descriptive Research
Ethics
100
In an experiment, the research must make a prediction trying to show a relationship between 2 variables. What is this testable prediction called?
What is Hypothesis
100

Three types of correlation

What is positive, negative, and none (or illusory)

100
What measure of central tendency is most affected by outliers?
What is Mean.
100
In what type of descriptive research would you get a full, detailed picture of one person?
What is case study.
100
The Board that approves the study before it can be conducted
What is IRB (Institutional Review Board)
200

Used to eliminate bias, it means every subject has an equal chance of being assigned to the control or experimental group

What is random assignment?

200
What is the number that shows the strength of a relationship between 2 variables?
What is a correlation coefficient.
200
What is the average distance from the mean called?
What is Standard deviation
200

Refers to the tendency of individuals to respond in a manner that makes them look "good" or "normal", rather than providing honest answers.

Social Desirability Bias

200
When participants must know that they are involved in research and give consent
What is informed consent.
300

Anything that causes change in the results of the experiment are called

What are confounding variables

300
Amount of time spent in school and amount of time spent in jail
What is negative correlation.
300
What are the 3 measures of central tendency AND explain each?
What is Mean-average Median-value in the middle Mode-value that occurs most often.
300

Research method where researchers observe and record behavior in real-world settings without intervention or manipulation.

Naturalistic Observation

300
When participants must be told the purpose of the study and provided with ways to contact the researchers about study results
What is debriefing.
400
When choosing participants for an experiment, they should be placed into 2 groups. Name each group.
What is experimental and control
400

This refers to how the phrasing of a question in a survey can influence participants' responses, potentially leading to biased results.

Wording Effect

400
has high outliers, contains more low scores, the mean is higher than the median
What is a positively skewed distribution.
400

What is a weakness of descriptive research?

What is they cannot determine causation.

400
All the ethical guidelines are established by the
What is the APA (American Psychological Association)
500

If the independent variable is the one that is manipulated, the __________ is the one that is measured. 

dependent variable

500

Survey design that allows respondents to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement with a statement, typically ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree."

Likert scale

500

Out of the following correlation coefficients, -.87 represents the ___________

+.03 -.87 +.80 -.34

Strongest relationship. Closer to 0 is weakest, closer to +/-1 is strongest. 

500

Research method in which predetermined questions are asked to all participants in the same order.

Structured Interviews

500

This APA ethics guideline ensures the privacy of and sensitive information collected from participants during the study.

Confidentiality

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