Designs
Terms
Name that Part
Do the Math
Various
100
Careful observation of behavior without intervening
What is Naturalistic Observation
100
This is said to be a testable EXPLANATION for the relationship between all variables (reason you got these results)
What is a theory
100
This is the variable that differs or that you are trying to test
What is Independent Variable
100
Correlation Coefficients range from these two numbers.
What is -1 to 1 (0 in middle)
100
These are variables that get in the way and cause a problem in trying to see if your variable really is effecting things
What is Confounding/Extraneous Variables
200
Those subjects in the experiment that do not receive the "special" or manipulated variable.
What is The Control Group
200
This is a "prediction" about the results of an experiment
What is hypothesis
200
A Correlation Coefficient of 0 is known to have....
What is No relationship
200
Which has a stronger relationship? .94, 0.1, -.96
What is -.96
200
A study where variables are manipulated
What is an Experiment
300
This is what is measured in an experiment. This is the data collected by the researcher.
What is The Dependent Variable
300
This is the term for describing or defining terms in the experiment that may be ambiguous.
What is Operational Definition
300
A Correlational Coefficient of -+ 1 is said to be a .....
What is a Perfect Relationship
300
The 2 responses that a human is said to produce when faced with something very traumatic
What is Fight or Flight Response
300
When someone in the control group shows signs of the experimental group because they "think" that is what is going to happen
What is Placebo Effect
400
This design is when one group of subjects are tested twice: all in group A with one variable then all in Group B with another variable
What is Within Subjects design
400
Those subjects in an expeirment that receive the special treament in regards to the independent variable.
What is The experimental group
400
The idea that the subject tries to answer questions as they think the experimenter wants them to
What is Social Desirability Bias
400
Read this statistical Significance result: p > .10
What is There is a 10% chance that these results are due to chance.
400
A study where variables are observed in terms of relationships and their strengths.
What is a Correlational Study
500
This design is when there are two seperate groups of subjects. Group A receives one variable and Group B receives a different one.
What is Between Subjects Design
500
In order to control for Experimenter Bias, one does this design where neither the experimenter nor the subject know which group they are in
What is Double Blind Procedure
500
When the variables in a correlational study move in opposite directions
What is Negative Correlation
500
What does ptsd stand for?
What is Post Traumatic Stress disorder
500
What is the first step to a scientific investigation?
What is formulate a hypothesis from the research question
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