Data
This type of data is measured using numbers
Qualitative data
Experimenters manipulate variables to test a hypothesis and attempt to determine a ____________ relationship between variables.
cause and effect
Participants in an experiment may change over time as they get older
maturation
positive correlation
A method of watching behavior, either in a natural setting or in a lab
Observation
This is data that provides in-depth descriptions of a phenomenon
Qualitative data
The group of individuals who participate in a study
sample
When the experimenter has preconceived ideas that unintentionally impact the data
Experimenter bias
The tendency for one variable to decrease when the other increases
negative correlation
A method of collecting qualitative data by asking participants questions
Interview
Data that is influenced by people's emotions, beliefs, and experiences is ____________. Data that is not influenced by people's emotions, beliefs, and experiences is _____________.
Subjective/Objective
The type of people the experiment data is intended to be generalized to
target group
The outside events that happen to participants during the experiments that can impact the data
History
When the variables seem to have no impact on each other
Zero correlation
A method of collecting qualitative data by asking questions to a small group of participants
Focus Group
An __________ variable changes on its own (example: time). A __________ variable changes when the other variable changes.
independent/dependent
The ____________ group is the group of participants who experience the change in variable. The __________ group is a group of participants who do not experience the change and are used for comparison.
test/control
When the instrument used to measure the dependent variable changes between measurements.
Instrumentation
The likelihood that a correlation is simply caused by chance
statistical significance
An in-depth investigation of a specific person or group
Case Study
A characteristic that is not directly observable (ex: love, anger, friendship, etc) is called a ___________. In order to measure it, we must ________________ it by assigning observable behavior (ex: yelling can be used to measure anger) to the characteristic.
construct/operationalize
The extent to which results of an experiment can be trusted to reflect reality.
credibiltiy
When participants behave in a way because it is what they think the experimenter expects
demand characteristics
Since we do not manipulate any variables in a correlational study, we infer a relationship but cannot infer ________________.
cause and effect.
Using a combination of different methods to collect and interpret data
triangulation