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True/False
100
A medicine that has no active ingredients and works by the power of suggestion
What is placebo
100
the factor that the experimenter manipulates or changes in a study
What is independent variable
100
a method of research using questions on feelings, opinions, or behavior patterns
What is survey
100
observation and measurement of the subject using objective measures (as opposed to an interview)
What is psychological tests
100
placebos have some medicinal ingredients but not enough for the brain to detect
What is false
200
A study during which neither participants nor researchers know to which group any subject belongs
What is double-blind study
200
the factor in a study that changes or varies as a result of changes in the independent variable
What is dependent variable
200
a group that represents a larger group
What is sample
200
a method of research that looks at different age groups at the same time in order to understand changes that occur during the life span
What is cross-sectional method
200
the experimental group is exposed to the independent variable
What is true
300
a statement of the results that the experimenter expects
What is hypothesis
300
research that takes place outside the laboratory
What is field experiments
300
a research method that involves studying subjects without their being aware that they're being watched
What is naturalistic observation
300
a method of research that studies the same group of people over an extended period of time
What is longitudinal method
300
the control group is exposed to the dependent variable
What is false
400
people or animals on whom the experiment is conducted
What is subjects
400
the group on which the critical part of the experiment is performed
What is experimental group
400
a research method that involves studying people face to face and asking questions
What is interview
400
group that is not exposed to independent variable
What is control group
400
in a double-blind study, the experimenter does not know who is in the control and experimental groups
What is true
500
factors that change in an experiment
What is variables
500
the group that does not participate in the critical part of the experiment
What is control group
500
research that collects lengthy, detailed information about a person's background, usually for psychological treatment
What is case study method
500
group that is exposed to independent variable
What is experimental group
500
on your board write down three guesses of what letter Mr. Bonds' middle name starts with
What is "G"