Variable Information
Term for a variable that is manipulated in an experiment
What is an Independent Variable
Term for consistency in measurement across different occasions
What is Reliability
Simplest type of experimental design that includes one group receiving treatment and another group as a control
What is Between-Subjects Design
In a study examining the impact of sleep on memory performance, what is the independent variable?
What is Sleep
The guy with a pyramid who convinced us all we need a nap before self-actualization
Who is Abraham Maslow
Type of variable measured to determine the outcome of an experiment
What is a Dependent Variable
Type of validity that refers to how well a test measures what it claims to measure
What is Construct Validity
Research design that follows the same group of individuals over a long period of time
What is Longitudinal Design
In an experiment testing the effect of caffeine on reaction time, what is the dependent variable?
What is Reaction Time
Who is Little Albert
Term for a variable that could influence the dependent variable, but is not the focus of a study
What is a Confounding Variable (or extraneous variable)
Method called when you measure the same group of people twice to assess consistency over time
What is Test-Retest Reliability
Type of design used when the same participants are exposed to all conditions in an experiment
What is Within-Subjects Design
Participants are ranked from 1st to 5th place in a race. What type of scale does this represent?
What is Ordinal
When your test scores are as inconsistent as your morning coffee order, what's your test missing?
What is Reliability
Variables that represent categories rather than numbers
What is Categorical Variables
Type of validity that refers to how well the results of a test can predict outcomes in other settings
What is External Validity
Name of a design where multiple variables are studied simultaneously to understand their effect on the outcome
What is Factorial Design
A researcher measures participants' height in centimeters. What type of measurement scale is this?
What is Ratio
This almond-shaped part of your brain that is responsible for jumping off your seat during The Shining movie?
What is the amygdala
Term for a variable that is measured along a scale, where both differences and ratios are meaningful
What is a Ratio Variable
Term for the degree to which a test measures all relevant aspects of the construct it is intended to assess
What is Content Validity
Term for a design that has two or more dependent variables and one statistical procedure
What is Multivariate Research Design
In a study categorizing participants by eye color (blue, green, and brown), what type of measurement scale is used?
What is Nominal
Which psychologist left babies alone with strangers to study their attachment styles --- and somehow still kept her job?
Who is Mary Ainsworth (Strange Situation)