correlation coefficient that is further away from zero
What is a strong correlation
100
the variable that is directly manipulated
What is the independent variable
100
statistical reasoning that states that the average score for the test was an 85
What are descriptive statistics
100
Behavior is assessed by asking the same questions to groups of participants
What is a survey research
100
personality tests that allow the individual to respond to ambiguous stimuli
What is a projective test
200
correlations indicate that there is no predictive relationship between the variables
What is zero correlation
200
the group to which the experimental group is compared
What is the control group
200
Type of statistical reasoning that states that people who started studying a week before the exam did better
What are inferential statistics
200
a researcher wants to what times students are most likely to go to Bagel and Deli. Therefore he follows 3 miami students from when they first come to miami freshman year until they graduate in order to answer his question.
What is a case study
300
Correlation coefficients between 0 and -1.00
What is negative correlation
300
allows us to indirectly control for many confounding variables
What is random assignment
300
describes how spread out your data is
What are measures of dispersion
300
Investigators attempt to observe behavior in a context that is as similar as possible to how the behavior would occur in the “real world.”
What is a naturalistic observation
400
as one variable increases so too does the other, or as one variable decreases so too does the other
What is a positive correlation
400
other variables besides the independent variable that may affect the dependent variable.
What are confounding variables
400
descriptive means of describing data that is the MOST heavily influenced by the outliers
What is the range
400
The extent to which the findings and the results of one study can be generalized to different populations, settings, contexts.
What is generalizability/external validity
400
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Pros and cons of projective tests and self report inventory- 2 of each
500
an outside factor which may affect the relationship between two variables
What is a third variable
500
an experimental design which has no confounding variables that allow us to assess a causal relationship between the IV and the DV
What is internal validity
500
tells you how far apart your data points are away from the mean. attempts to control the outliers
What is the standard deviation
500
measuring, observing, or studying an event may have an effect on the event itself