Hypothesis Development
Experimental Design
Data
Sampling
Ethics
100
These describe our variables in great detail.
What is an operational definition?
100
This type of experiment controls for almost all confounding variables.
What is a lab experiment?
100
Correlational research speaks to this.
What is the relationship between two variables?
100
True or false: It is okay to know your subjects.
What is false?
100
I would be violating which ethical guideline if I push people unwilling off a set of bleachers to see who's bones are more brittle.
What is no exposure to risk or danger?
200
This is the variable the research changes or believes causes something to happen.
What is the independent variable?
200
If I want to know how people will likely behavior in a real world setting, I will use this type of experiment.
What is a field experiment?
200
This is the most commonly used measure of central tendency?
What is the mean?
200
It's important to use this to ensure your sample is representative of your population.
What is random sampling?
200
It was because of this experiment that ethical guidelines were officially instituted by the APA.
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
300
Please identify the Independent variable in the following hypothesis: Caucasian males of all races & ethnicities from the ages of 55-65 have 50% more money in savings than Caucasian males of all races & ethnicities aged 25-35.
What is age of subjects?
300
If I want to learn about developmental changes over life span, I would use this type of experiment.
What is a longitudinal study?
300
This measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme scores.
What is the mean?
300
This is the larger group your sample describes or represents.
What is the population?
300
It is tricky to follow this ethical guideline because if you inform you subjects of too much information about what you are studying, you may actually influence how they perform in your study.
What is openness and honesty?
400
Identify the dependent variable in the following hypothesis: Blonde-haired females of all races aged 20-30 receive more requests to go on dates than brunette-haired females of all races aged 20-30.
What is requests to go on dates?
400
If I believe that ability changes depending on the age of my subject, the best type of experiment to use where I can compare many subjects of many ages to each other at the same time, I would choose this type of experiment.
What is a cross-sectional study?
400
Researchers often use this to get a quick idea of how group results compare to each other.
What is what is a bar graph or histogram?
400
True or false: It is never okay to force subjects to participate in experiments.
What is true?
400
Tricking subjects into participating in your study or not allowing individuals to drop out violates this guideline.
What is subjects must give consent to participate/volunteer?
500
Please explain why the following is a poorly designed hypothesis: Males and females aged 55-75 eat more than males and females aged 2-10.
What is missing operational definitions for variables?
500
This combination of experiments would best test the following research question: Are males and females less likely to speed if they believe no one is watching them?
What is Naturalistic observation and interview?
500
This correlation coefficient indicates the strongest relationship between my two variables. -.82 or +.83
What is +.83?
500
When you have an experimental group and a control group, it is really important to use this to avoid bias regarding which subjects are in which group.
What is random assignment?
500
This was an ethical guideline violated by Stanley Milgrim's experiment on obedience to authority.
What is put at risk for emotional harm?
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