Research Methods
A researcher manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process
Experiment
The right of research participants to be prevented from physical or psychological damage.
protection from harm
This bias is also known as the “I-knew-it-all-along” phenomenon, where people believe outcomes were predictable after they occur.
Hindsight Bias
This field is the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes.
Psychology!
The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution.
Range
The statistical procedure for analyzing multiple studies to reach an overall conclusion
Meta-Analysis
All of those in a group being studied from which samples may be drawn.
Population
This bias occurs when people give more weight to information that goes along with their existing beliefs and ignore evidence that challenges them.
Confirmation Bias
This areas of psychology focuses on: observable actions
Human Behavior
Mean,median and mode=__________
Measures of central tendency
Watch and record behavior without trying to manipulate and control the situation.
naturalistic observation
Which group reviews research proposals involving non-human animals?
IACUC (Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee)
This bias happens when people overestimate the accuracy of their own knowledge and judgments.
Overconfidence Bias
This areas of psychology focuses on: Internal Operations of the mind
Mental Processes
A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score.
Standard Dev.
One person or group is studied in depth.
Case Study
When working with minors, researchers need this
Informed assent
When respondents give answers they think are acceptable rather than truthful.
Social Desirability Bias
When researchers choose who will participate in the study they should use ______ ________
Random Sampling
A measure of the strength of the relationship between two variables or the extent of an experimental effect.
Effect Size
Used to measure the extent to which 2 variables are related.
Correlational
This means researchers know who participants are but remove identifiers in their report
Confidentiality
When participants provide inaccurate information about themselves.
Self-Report Bias
Mental activities related to thinking, knowing, and remembering. This involves perception, memory, problem-solving, decision-making, and reasoning.
Cognition
What is a likert scale?
Participants rate their agreement with statements on a numerical scale (e.g., 1-strongly disagree to 5-strongly agree).