The existence of a consistent, systematic relationship between 2 events, measures, or variables.
What is Correlation
100
A formal trial undertaken to confirm or disconfirm a fact or principle.
What is Experiment
100
An inactive substance given in the place of a drug in psychological research.
What is Placebo
100
An in-depth focus on all aspects of a single person.
What is Case study
100
Any false & unscientific system of beliefs & practices that is offered as an explanation of behavior.
What is Pseudo-psychology
200
A statistical index ranging from – 1.00 to + 1.00 that indicates the direction & degree of correlation.
What is Coefficient of correlation
200
Any condition that changes or can be made to change; a measure, event, or state that may vary.
What is Variable
200
Changes in behavior due to expectations that a drug will have some effect.
What is Placebo effect
200
The use of public polling techniques to answer psychological questions.
What is Survey method
200
A statistical technique for combining the results of many studies on the same subject.
What is Meta-analysis
300
A statistical relationship in which increases in one measure are matched by increases in the other.
What is Positive correlation
300
In an experiment, the condition being investigated as a possible cause of some change in behavior. The
values that this variable takes are chosen by the experiment.
What is Independent variable
300
An arrangement in which subjects remain unaware of whether they are in the experimental or control group.
What is Single-blind experiment
300
A small, randomly selected part of a larger population that accurately reflects characteristics of the whole population.
What is Representative sample
300
Humans or animals whose behavior is investigated in an experiment.
What is Experimental subjects
400
The act of causing some effect.
What is Causation
400
In a controlled experiment, the group of subjects exposed to all experimental conditions or variables
except the independent variable.
What is Control group
400
An arrangement in which both subjects & experimenters are unaware of whether subjects are in the experimentalor control group.
What is Double-blind experiment
400
An accident or other natural event that allows the gathering of data on a psychological phenomenon of interest.
What is Natural clinical test
400
Conditions or factors excluded from influencing the outcome of an experiment.
What is Extraneous variables
500
A relationship that forms a straight line when graphed.
What is Linear relationship
500
In a controlled experiment, the group of subjects exposed to the independent variable or experimental
condition.
What is Experimental group
500
Changes in subjects' behavior caused by the unintended influence of an experimenter's actions.
What is Experimenter effect
500
A tendency for females & female issues to be underrepresented in research.
What is Gender bias
500
In an experiment, the condition (usually a behavior) that is affected by the independent variable.