Ethics
Variables
Types of Studies
Misc Concepts
Grab Bag
100

Deception in a study violates which ethical consideration?

Informed Consent

100

How does one minimize the effects of extraneous variables?

Random Assignment

100

I want to understand how intelligence changes with life experience, What type of study am I? 

Longitudinal 
100

The most often occuring #

Mode

100

What my twin does for a living

Teacher

200

In Bandura (Aggression) what major ethical consideration was violated?

Protection from Harm 

Physical along with psychological distress

200

Having lower ecological validity may be a direct result of having higher what?

Control over variables

200

Hassett utilized cameras to film monkey behavior and later reviewed the video - What type of observation was this?

Covert

200

The distance of scores from the mean (average) 

Standard Deviation 

200

Where my twin sister lives

Los Angeles, California

300

In Milgram's study why did he say he did not violate any ethical considerations based on his use of deception?

He provided full debriefing immediately following each participants trial. 

300

"Sunshine will affect plant growth"

What is the dependant variable?

Plant growth

300

Highest level of control with lowest mundane realism for participants - Example Dement (sleep and dreams) 

Lab experiment

300
How funny something is can be determined by the time one laughed at the joke in seconds. 


This is an example of what?

An operational definition

300

When is the last day to turn in work for seniors

May 14th 

400

When using animals or humans what is a first choice to avoid ethical violations?

Use video simulation instead

400

"Hannigan is more awesome in the morning than in the afternoon"

What is the independent variable?

Time of Day

400

Open ended questions 

Likert Scales

Surveys 

These are all examples of  

Self-Reports

400

The more shark attacks occur the more ice cream is sold

This is a what?

Positive Correlation 

400

What is the last holiday of the school year

Memorial Day 

500

What is something an experimenter can do to assure honest answers in their research?

provide Anonymity - keep participant information anonymous  

500

Demand characteristics happen because 

participants understand the aim of the study and are trying to perform to the liking of the experimenter

500

The most detailed, in depth, non generalizable findings come from what

Case Studies

500

What are the 4 questions you need to answer in the major question on paper 2

How, What, Where, Who

500
Which park does Ms. Torres have an annual pass to

Universal 

M
e
n
u