Perspectives
Biological
how the brain psychically reacts
information with numbers
correlational coefficient
how strong the relationchip of the correlation is
independent variable
confidentiality
keep the identity protection of participants (uses psuedonyms)
Psychdynamic
How past experiences that are in the unconscious mind affect behavior
qualitive
information that is descriptive
(uses senses)
scatterplot
A tye of data display that shows the relationships between numerical values
dependent variable
the variable that is being measured
discountinuing participationg
participants are able to quit the experiment at any point
cognitive
process of the learning mind (Memory, intelligence, perception)
applied research
research used to find solutions to specific problems
Positive relationship
if one variable increases, the other one does as well and vice versa
confounding variable
debriefing
telling people what the expermient truly is after the experiment
Humanistic
Human capacity for chioce and growth
basic research
increasing the scientific knowledge base
negative relationships
when one variable increases, the other decreases, and vice versa
variable
anything that can vary or change
deception
can be used to make more accurate test result, but can not be harmful
sociocultural
how society/culture affect behavior
case study
an observation technique in which one individual o just a few individuals are carefuly studied in-depth
Illusory correlation
indicates no relationship between two variables
experimental group
group that is exposed to the indeendent variable that recieves experimental manipulation
IRB
reviews experiments and approves them if they are morally correct or not.