This is the variable being measured in an experiment
What is the dependent variable
100
This is a type of research that will probably not have a useful or real-life application for a while after the research has been conducted
What is basic research
100
This is a good resource when doing a literature review
What is PsycINFO
100
This is a board that reviews all research proposals regarding human participants
What is the IRB
100
This is the major shortcoming of observational research (type of conclusion you can draw) Hint: it's not cause and effect
What is a correlation
200
This is an experimental design in which neither the participants nor the researcher know who is in what experimental condition
What is a double-blind design
200
These are the two most important things for a hypothesis to be
What is measurable and falsifiable
200
This the main purpose of an abstract
What is summarizing the key points of an article
200
Name one argument animal rights people have against non-human research
they believe animals have the same rights as humans, it's dehumanizing to the scientists, and it's a form of speciesism
200
This is a type of test in which participants have to choose between two alternatives which are both equally socially desirable
What is a forced-choice test
300
This is a variable that varies with the independent variable (not normally desirable)
What is a confound variable
300
This is a type of belief that is operating when someone believes something despite evidence to the contrary
What is the method of tenacity
300
Name at least two subsections that may be found in the methods section (additional 100pts for each additional subsection)
What is participants, design, procedure, materials, or apparatus
300
This is when an experimenter intentionally allows their expectations for a study to influence how they conduct the study
What is scientific fraud
300
This is the comparison of two similar cases with different outcomes (type of case study)
What is deviant case analysis
400
This is the ability to consistently use a concept or observe a result, especially among different experiments
What is reliability
400
This kind of reasoning starts with basic data or observations to produce a theory
What is induction
400
This is the section of a paper that should be approached with the most caution by the reader
What is discussion
400
When is deception allowable in an experiment? (3 main points-must list 2)
If there is no other alternative, no potential of harm (or the benefit outweighs the harm), and if they are debriefed
400
This is an active way in which people reconstruct past experiences; it may involve distortion of a memory so as to match their current beliefs
What is motivated forgetting
500
Operational definitions are important for this reason.
What is allowing people to apply and replicate the exact study or principle being studied
500
This is the idea that the simplest of two competing theories should be used (as long as it accounts for the same things as the other theory)
What is parsimony
500
This is the main question that a reader should ask themselves after reading the introduction and before reading the method.
How would I design this study in order to test the hypothesis?
500
This was what brought about ethical guidelines to conduct research (after WW2, when unethical research conducted by the Germans was revealed... though other countries were guilty)
What is the Nuremberg Trials
500
This is a type of validity that means naturally occurring behavior is accurately represented