Research Methods
Problem&Solution in Research
Statistics
Experiment Terms
Vocabulary
100
research method in which the psychologist observes the subject in a natural setting without interfering
What is naturalistic observation
100
The name of the effect where a participant changes his or her behavior because they are aware they're being observed
The Hawthorne Effect
100
An arrangement of data in a table that indicates how often a particular score or observation occurs
What is a frequency distribution
100
the group to which an independent variable is applied
What is the experimental group
100
participants are intentionally picked to represent proportionally the population that is being studied
What is a stratified sample
200
research method in which information is obtained by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions
What is a survey
200
An experiment where the participants nor the experimenters know which participants received which treatment
What is a double-blind experiment
200
The branch of statistics that lists, summarizes and organizes data in a practical way (makes it easier to draw conclusions)
What is descriptive statistics
200
a statement that defines the exact methods used in experimental research
What is operational procedure
200
When the findings from a sample can be applied and generalized to the whole population, it is said that the sample has
What is external validity
300
research method in which data is collected about a group of participants over a number of years to assess how certain characteristics change or remain the same during development
What is a longitudinal study
300
an experiment where the participants do not know if they have received the treatment or the placebo
What is a single-blind experiment
300
The three measures of central tendency?
Mean, median, mode
300
the variable that the research manipulates or changes in an experiment
What is independent variable
300
What is a negative correlation
400
research method in which data is collected from groups of participants of different ages and compared so that conclusions can be drawn about differences due to age
What is a cross-sectional study
400
The Milgram experiment was an example of this type of experiment...explain
What is a single blind experiment...the "teacher" did not know he was not really administering the shocks
400
When is mode BEST used?
With non-numerical data
400
You are testing to see if a new plant fertilizer increases sunflower size. You put 20 plants of the same height and strain into a location where all the plants get the same amount of water and sunlight. One half of the plants get the regular fertilizer. The other half of the plants get the new fertilizer. Which is the experimental group and which is the control group?
EG: Plants exposed to new fertilizer
CG: Plants exposed to regular fertilizer
400
A type of treatment that resembles medical therapy but has no actual medical effects
What is placebo
500
research method that involves an intensive investigation of one or more participants
What is a case study
500
a change in a participant's illness or behavior that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect, rather than the actual treatment
What is the placebo effect
500
Numerical methods used to determine whether research data support a hypothesis or whether results were due to chance
what is inferential statistics
500
A researcher wants to study the effects of a strobe light on a person's reading comprehension. The independent variable is this and the dependent variable is this
IV= strobe light
DV= reading comprehension
500
Before starting an experiment researchers are required to submit a plan to a Committee for approval or rejection of the experiment based on...
What is ethics