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100
"I knew it all along" phenomenon.
What is HINDSIGHT BIAS?
100
Repeating the essence of a research study to see whether or not it is reliable.
What is REPLICATION?
100
Measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well each factor predicts the other.
What is CORRELATION?
100
Experimental results caused by expectations alone.
What is PLACEBO EFFECT?
100
Factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment.
What is CONFOUNDING VARIABLE?
200
Examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions.
What is CRITICAL THINKING?
200
Observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.
What is CASE STUDY?
200
Statistical index of the relationship between two things.
What is CORRELATION COEFFICIENT?
200
Group that is exposed to the independent variable.
What is EXPERIMENTAL GROUP?
200
Most frequently occurring score in a distribution.
What is MODE?
300
Explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors/events.
What is THEORY?
300
All the cases in a group being studied, from which samples may be drawn.
What is POPULATION?
300
The perception of a relationship where none exists.
What is ILLUSORY CORRELATION?
300
Group that is NOT exposed to independent variable.
What is CONTROL GROUP?
300
Middle score in a distribution.
What is MEDIAN?
400
A testable prediction, often implied by a theory.
What is HYPOTHESIS?
400
Attitudes or behaviors are gained with this method, usually by questioning a representative random sample of a group.
What is SURVEY?
400
An investigator manipulates two or more independent variables to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (dependent variables).
What is EXPERIMENT?
400
Experimental factor that is manipulated...its effect is being studied.
What is INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
400
Computed measurement of how much scores vary around the mean score.
What is STANDARD DEVIATION?
500
A statement of the procedures used to define research variables.
What is OPERATIONAL DEFINITION?
500
Fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion.
What is RANDOM SAMPLE?
500
Participants are chosen for experimental and control groups by chance.
What is RANDOM ASSIGNMENT?
500
It may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.
What is DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
500
Statement of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance.
What is STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE?
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