Scientific Inquiry
Lets Research
Psych Stats
Terms & Phenomenon
Scenarios
100
All those in a group being studied, from which samples may be drawn
What is a Population?
100
The group of participants that do not receive the treatment.
What is the control group?
100
Mean, Median, and Mode are all considered to be this type of statistics.
What are Measures of Central Tendency?
100
The methods of conduct/standards for proper and responsible behavior among psychological researchers
What are Ethics?
100
Studying the consumption of caffeine on midterm grades. Midterm grades is the ___________.
What is the dependent variable?
200
A prediction stated in a way that can be tested.
What is a hypothesis?
200
A study that determines the relationship between two events.
What is a correlation or correlation study?
200
A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean.
What is standard deviation?
200
Correlation does not indicate this.
What is causation?
200
Exercise and weight illustrate this correlation.
What is a negative correlation?
300
A statement of the procedures used to define research variable
What is a Operational Definition?
300
People who seem to be participants but in reality are part of the research team.
What are Confederates?
300
Students who scored an SAT score from 850 to 1000 account for this percentage of total scores.
What is 13.5%?
300
Experimental results caused by expectations alone; not the treatment or manipulated variable.
What is the placebo effect?
300
Studying the effect of noise on the ability to play music. The results show that the time of day has an impact on the ability to play music. Time is considered this.
What is a confounding variable?
400
A sample that accurately reflects the characteristics of the population as a whole.
What is a Representative Sample?
400
A study in which people of different ages are compared w/one another.
What is a Cross-Sectional Study?
400
Student scores ranging from 850 to 1450 fall within this.
What are 2 standard deviation?
400
A representation of scores that lack symmetry around their average value.
What is a Skewed Distribution?
400
There is a correlation between the # of churches & crime but it is the population of people that is effecting both factors, leading to this specific error.
What is the Third-Variable Problem?
500
The way an issue is posed/worded; can significantly affect decisions and judgments.
What is Framing?
500
This type of research design can eliminate the experimenter and participant bias.
What is a Double-blind Procedure?
500
An SAT score of 1600 on this normal distribution would indicate this.
What is a z-score of 3 or 3 standard deviation's greater than the mean?
500
The perception of a relationship where none exists.
What is an illusory correlation?
500
Michael takes a survey from his English teacher asking to rate the class and instructor at the end of the year. Michael answers in a way that will please his teacher is an example of this.
What is Social Desirability Bias?