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A social psychologist measures the amount of time it takes for men versus women to hail a taxi in downtown Chicago. social psychologist, gender (whether you’re a man or woman), amount of time to hail a taxi, Chicago
gender
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A social psychologist measures the amount of time it takes for men versus women to hail a taxi in downtown Chicago. social psychologist, gender (whether you’re a man or woman), amount of time to hail a taxi, Chicago
amount of time to hail a taxi
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The ___________________________ is the group exposed to the independent variable. control group, dependent variable (DV), experimental group
experimental group
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Subjects who experience some change due to the belief that they are being given the treatment, when they are actually being given a fake treatment, are experiencing the _________________________. double blind control, placebo, single blind control, placebo effect, experimenter
placebo effect
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Results from this research design are considered the most reliable because variables are carefully controlled. ________ Survey, Experiment, Case Study, Naturalistic observation
Experiment
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A psychologist measures the number of items remembered when presented in either a dark or bright room. measurement, memory, number of items remembered, dark or bright room
dark or bright room
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A psychologist measures the number of items remembered when presented in either a dark or bright room. measurement, memory, number of items remembered, dark or bright room
number of items remembered
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The ___________________________ is not exposed to the independent variable, but can be exposed to a placebo. control group, dependent variable (DV), experimental group
control group
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When both the participants and the experimenter are unaware of who is receiving the treatment and who is not, it is a ____________________________________. double blind control, placebo, single blind control, placebo effect, experimenter
double blind control
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This is a research method that studies only one person, but in a very in-depth way. _________ Survey, Experiment, Case Study, Naturalistic observation
Case Study
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A psychologist studies the number of cars produced on the assembly line during weekdays or weekend days. the assembly line, weekdays or weekend days, number of cars produced, color of cars produced
weekdays or weekend days
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A psychologist studies the number of cars produced on the assembly line during weekdays or weekend days. the assembly line, weekdays or weekend days, number of cars produced, color of cars produced
number of cars produced
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A _____________________________ is a part of the population that is meant to represent the whole population. control group, independent variable (IV), dependent variable (DV), random sample
random sample
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When the participants are unaware of who is receiving the treatment, it is a _____________________________________. double blind control, placebo, single blind control, placebo effect, experimenter
single blind control
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This research design allows the researchers to obtain data from many sources, but there may be problems with the reliability of the data because of self-report. Survey, Experiment, Case Study, Naturalistic observation
Survey
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A psychologist measures whether sunny or rainy weather results in more hours of napping. hours of napping, sunny or rainy weather, measure of weather
sunny or rainy weather
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A psychologist measures whether sunny or rainy weather results in more hours of napping. hours of napping, sunny or rainy weather, measure of weather
measure of weather
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The ___________________________ is the factor that is manipulated (hint: the candy!) control group, independent variable (IV), dependent variable (DV), random sample
independent variable (IV)
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The person who is conducting the experiment is called the ___________________________. double blind control, placebo, single blind control, placebo effect, experimenter
experimenter
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This research design allows researchers to observe behaviors as they occur in the environment. Survey, Experiment, Case Study, Naturalistic observation
Naturalistic observation
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A psychologist measures the effect of hypnosis versus no hypnosis on how many pounds of weight dieters lose. pounds of weight lost, hypnosis, number of dieters
hypnosis
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A psychologist measures the effect of hypnosis versus no hypnosis on how many pounds of weight dieters lose. pounds of weight lost, hypnosis, number of dieters
pounds of weight lost
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The ___________________________ is the factor that is measured. control group, independent variable (IV), dependent variable (DV), random sample
dependent variable
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A ______________________________ is a “fake” that does not contain any type of real treatment. double blind control, placebo, single blind control, placebo effect, experimenter
placebo
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What is the definition of psychology? The scientific study of the ___________ and _____________.
mind, behavior