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Correlation
Experimentation
Statistical reasoning
100
This is an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.
What is a case study.
100
This method of description is usually used to ascertain people's attitudes or behaviors, usually by questioning a representative, random sample.
What is a survey
100
This variable is the statistical measure of a certain relationship
What is a Correlation Coeffecient
100
This is a research method in which an investigator manipulates variable to get a result.
What is an experiment
100
This, this, and this are the three measure of central tendency
What are mean, median and mode
200
The case study of this girl revealed information about a critical learning point in human development.
Who is Genie
200
This effect is the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors
What is false consensus effect
200
This type of Correlation Coeffecient describes a relationship in which variables rise and fall together
What is a Postive Correlation Coeffecient
200
This is the procedure where neither the experimenter nor the subject know which variable they are receiving
What is the Double Blind Procedure
200
This is the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a set of data
What is range
300
This type of case study is contains unrepresentative information that can lead to mistaken judgements
What is a contradictory case
300
These are the two most necessary things for creating a valid survey
What are Wording Effects and Random Sampling
300
Correlation is not this
What is Causation
300
This is a pseudo-treatment that has no actual effect on a subject
What is a placebo
300
This is the measure of how much scores vary, based around the mean score
What is standard deviation
400
This case study helped to determine whether language is unique to humans or not.
What is Conversational Chimpanzees
400
This type of research method involves watching and recording organisms in their natural environment
What is a Naturalistic Observation
400
This type of correlation occurs when we believe there is a correlation, but there is not
What is an Illusory Correlation
400
This condition serves as a comparison for evaluating the effects of a treatment
What is a Control Condition
400
This statement tells how likely it is that a result occurred by chance
What is statistical significance
500
This man lost part of his frontal lobe due to an accident with a metal rod and blasting powder
Who is Phineas Gage
500
This type of study involves following the same indivuals and testing them over time
What is a longitudinal study
500
These numbers are the minimum and maximum for correlation coeffecients
What is -1 and 1
500
This is the manipulated factor in any experiment
What is the Independent Variable
500
These types of graphs are misleading, as they can be designed to minimize or maximize differences
What is a bar graph