Types of Research
What is the method that can determine cause and effect
Experimental Research
What is a precise statement of the exact procedures or measurements used in a study to allow for replications
Operational Definition
What is when Participants must be told enough about the study to choose whether to participate
Informed Consent
What is the mathematical average?
Mean
-1.00 to +1.00 is?
Range
What are the two variables that Researchers use to see if one has an effect on the other?
Independent Variable and Dependent Variable
What is an outside participants to experimental or control groups
Confounding Variable
What is it when Participants must be protected from significant physical or psychological distress
Protection from Harm
What is the middle score in a distribution when ordered from lowest to highest
Median
Both variables increase or decrease together
Positive correlation
What is the Research is used to observe and describe behavior without manipulation.
Descriptive
What Is assigning participants to experimental or control groups by chance to minimize preexisiting difference
Random Assignment
Confidentiality
What is the most frequently occuring score
Mode
one variable increases, while the other decreases
Negative Correlation
This is used to Observe behavior in its natural environment without interference.
Naturalistics Observation
What is the factor that is being manipulated by the experimenter
Independent Variable
After a study, participants must receive a full explanation of the research, including any deception used
Debriefing
The difference between the highest and the lowest score
Range
The closer number is to 1 or -1, 0 indicates no relationship
Strength
What method is used to gather self reported attitudes or behaviors from a large, random sample.
Surveys
What is the factor being measured; it changes based on the IV
Dependent Variable
What does IRB stand for?
Institutional Review Board
What is a symmetrical distribution where approximately 68% of scores fall within one standard deviation of mean
Normal Curve
Statistical Significance