Correlation
When you work out more, you sweat more
Positive
A student’s high school GPA is determined by the number of books they read
Number of book read - Independent
GPA - Dependent
Color test
Nominate one member from each group to participate in this next challenge. Have them stand in the back of the room to read out the COLOR of the words on the board. You will be timed from when the words come on the screen to when you finish reading them.
The first thing you must do, if the participant in an experiment is a minor is _________.
Obtain parental consent
True or False: If you trick a person in the experiment in which they are participating in, it is unethical.
False
The more you drive, the less gas you have
Negative
The amount of TV someone watches affects their ability to recognize celebrities
Amount of TV watched - independent
Recognization of celebrities - dependent
Tik tok challenge
One member in each group who has Tik Tok will pull out their phone. Scroll through your for you page until you find a tik tok that correlates with a topic from this unit. You may not raise your team flag until you have the tik tok and must provide evidence as to why it relates to your chosen unit.
What is it called when both participants and research staff are ignorant (blind)?
Double-blind procedure
In which group is a placebo used?
Control group
A student who is absent a lot, gets worse test grades
Negative
The amount of fruits and vegetables someone eats impacts how long they live
Lifespan - dependent
Candy test
After watching the video shown, with your group write down as many words as you can that are correlated to this video. You will have 20 seconds to do so after the video to do so. The group with the most correct answers will get the points.
What do you have to do at the end of every experiment in order to make it ethical?
Debrief your particpants
True or False: Hindsight bias is also known as the “I knew it all along” phenomenon.
True
The level of your intelligence and the color of the sky
No correlation
The hours of sleep a high school student gets affects their performance in school the next day
Hours of sleep - independent
Performance at school - dependent
Memory test
We will present to you a group of assorted objects. Memorize as many objects as you can. GO!
What is the point of random assignment when conducting research?
It helps eliminate bias
True or False: Correlation automatically means causation.
False
The more you sleep, the better you do on your test the next day
Positive
One’s lung health is affected by the number of cigarettes a person smokes
Cigarettes smoked - independent
Lung health - dependent
Ethics
You and your team are given a choice. You do not need to raise your sign just yet. Your group can either reward yourselves with a 100 point bonus, or take away 100 points from a team of your choosing. Please discuss with your team, and write down your choice along with the team you wish to deduct points from (if any) at this time.
An experiment becomes more ethical when the researcher vows to protect participants from ________ and _________ harm
Physical and emotional harm
What do you call an unforeseen factor that is not the independent variable that may cause a result?
Confounding variable