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2, 5, 7, 5, 9, 5, 5-what is the mode?
5
Different ways of understanding and explaining human behavior and mental processes.
Psychology
allocating participants to different experimental groups entirely by chance, ensuring each participant has an equal opportunity to be in any group.
random assignment
A way to measure how spread out or close together numbers are in a group.
Standard Deviation
People tend to look for, interpret, or remember information in a way that confirms what they already believe.
Confirmation Bias
3, 3, 7, 10, 12, 19, 11, 5, 6, 12, 12, 9-what is the range?
16
Explores how unconscious drives, conflicts, and childhood experiences shape behavior.
Psychodynamic
Individuals experience improvement in their condition solely because they believe they are receiving a beneficial treatment.
Placebo
The type of data distribution in which there are two distinct peaks or high points on a histogram or frequency of distribution.
Bimodal distribution
People believe that they knew something was going to happen after it has already occurred.
Hindsight bias
10, 20, 45, 82, 19, 31, 67-what is the median?
31
Examines internal mental processes such as thinking, memory, and problem-solving.
cognitive
the process of allocating participants to different experimental groups entirely by chance, ensuring each participant has an equal opportunity to be in any group.
Random assignment
The bulk of data clusters on the right side, with the tail extending towards the left, suggesting the presence of outliers or exceptionally low values.
Negative Skew
Numbers-based information gathered from surveys, tests, or experiments.
Quantitative
3, 5, 10, 7, 5-what is the mean?
6
Emphasizes personal growth, free will, and the concept of self-actualization.
Humanism
a subset of a population selected in such a way that every member has an equal chance of being chosen, ensuring unbiased representation.
random sampling
This letter is used to calculate the strength and direction of a linear relationship.
r
Measurement tool used in surveys and questionnaires to assess people's attitudes, opinions, or perceptions.
Likert Scales
A psychologist reports that a new therapy has a large impact on reducing anxiety, not just a statistically significant one.
Effect size
Combines biological, psychological, and social factors to provide a comprehensive understanding of human behavior.
Biopsychosocial
Factor other than the independent variable that influences results.
Confounding Variable
What percentage of the data in a normal distribution falls within one standard deviation of the mean?
68%
Tendency to misreport information about one's self because of an error in recalling the information and/or desire to give the researcher the most acceptable answer.
Self-reporting bias