Research Methods
Comparing two variables in one group of individuals
What is a correlation?
The manipulated factor in a study
What is the independent variable?
Pearson correlation coefficient
What is the r-value?
When one variable increases and the other decreases
What is a negative correlation?
Practicing for a short period of time and taking breaks after learning new information
What is the spaced practice?
Research method used to make causal statements or provide explanations.
What is an experiment?
This variable is measured in an experiment
What is a dependent variable?
Three or more groups are compared to test whether one independent variable is causing a change in the dependent variable
What is one-way ANOVA?
When one variable increases as the second increases
What is a positive correlation?
Enhanced memory resulting from repeatedly retrieving information from memory.
What is the testing effect?
Studying one unique person in depth through interviews, surveys, and testing
What is a case study?
This group does not receive any treatment and is used as a comparison
What is a control group?
This test uses a nominal data or ordinal scales and test the evidence of a relationship between two variables
What is a Chi-square?
Rejecting the null when in fact no significant differences were found
What is type I error?
This method of marking in your book is ineffective
Observing behavior in a natural setting without manipulation
What is a naturalistic observation?
A fake treatment used to control for expectations
What is a placebo?
This test compares one group of people tested under two different conditions.
What is a repeated measures t-test?
This notation represents the total numbers of scores in the population
What is capital "N"?
The myth that each person can only learn in one modality (visual or auditory)
What are learning styles?
Asking many people about their attitudes
What is a survey?
When the same people are tested in multiple conditions.
What is repeated measures?
2 independent variables with ratio or interval data
What is a 2-way or factorial ANOVA?
When two independent variables combined influence the outcome of a study
What is an interaction?
This night time activity actually helps you consolidate information.
What is sleep?