UNIT 1 and 2
Which research method involves group variables(Independent Variable, Dependent Variable)
What are the 4 Stages of Development?
Sensorimotor
Pre-Operational
Concrete
Formal
What are operational definitions?
How you measure a variable, and the SCORE on the measurement. (I.E Score on Happiness Scales)
What is a case study?
A study of something that is rare or unable to be produced in a lab, usually an already existing case.
What is a correlation study and Why does Correlation not equal causation?
A correlational study measures how two variables affect each other may be similar to an experiment.
-Relationship may be due to a random Variable(X,Y,Z)
-X may cause Y or Y may cause X
1. What is a Confederate?
2. What is a Placebo?
3. What are Research Ethic Guidelines
4. What is a Double-Blind and Single-Blind Procedure?
1. A researcher who acts as a participant.
2. A Placebo is a fake substance that has no effect to participants.
3. Informed Consent, Debriefing, Confidentiality, or Protection from Harm.
4. Double Blind- Researcher and Participant has no idea what's going on.
Single Blind- Participant does not know what is going on.