Ethics
Knowing enough about a study to be able to decide whether or not you want to agree to participate
Informed Consent
A testable statement saying that any difference or correlation in the results is due to chance
Null Hypothesis
Take place in a person's or animal's own natural environment. A study conducted by watching the participants' behaviour in their normal environment without interference from the researchers in either the social or physical environment
Naturalistic Observation
The value that occurs most frequently in a given data set.
Mode
A research method in which there is an IV and a DV and strict controls
Lab Experiment
Participants should know they can remove themselves and their data from the study at any time
Right To Withdraw
A statement predicting the direction of the relationship between variables or whether an increase in one variable will be linked to an increase or decrease in another variable
Directional Hypothesis
A researcher who watches from the perspective of being part of the social setting
Participant Observer
The measure of central tendency calculated by adding up all the scores and dividing by the number of scores in the data set. The average
Mean
The factor under investigation which is manipulated to create two or more conditions and is expected to be responsible for changing the dependent variable
Independent Variable
Participants results and personal information should be kept safely and not released to anyone outside of the study
Confidentiality
A statement predicting only that one variable will be related to another or that there'll be a relationship between the measured variables in a correlation
Non directional hypothesis
A researcher who does not become involved in the situation being studied
Non-participant observer
The measure of central tendency that identifies the middle score of a data set which is in rank order
Median
The factor which is measured and is expected to change under the influence of the independent variable
Dependent Variable
Participants emotions and physical space should not be invaded
Privacy
The testable statement which predicts a difference a relationship between variables in a particular investigation
Alternative hypothesis
The role of the observer is to be obvious to the participants
Overt Observer
Numerical results about the quantity of a psychological measure
Quantitative Data
an experiment where the researcher deliberately manipulates the independent variable, but does so in the subject's own natural environment
Field Experiment
After the study is over participants are talked to about the study
Debriefing
A testable statement predicting a difference between levels of the independent variable or a relationship between variables
Hypothesis
The role of the observer is not obvious because they are hidden or disguised
Covert Observer
Descriptive in-depth results indicating the quality of a psychological characteristic
Qualitative Data
an experiment where the researcher makes use of the naturally occuring differences in the independent variable
Natural Experiment