Ethics
Self Reports and Case Studies
Data and Data Analysis
Experiments
Examples
Presenting the Data (Graphs)
Sampling Techniques
100

How many animals should be used in a study?

As few as possible
100

A questionnaire is a type of ____.

Self Report

100

This type of data is numerical

Quantitative

100

Independent Measures, Repeated Measures, and Matched Pairs are all examples of _____.

Experimental Design

100

What type of variable is manipulated by the experimenter?

Independent Variable

100

Use this graph for categorical data

Pie or bar graph

100

a sample of participants who happen to be at a certain place and agree to participate in a study

opportunity sampling

200

Participants in a study are entitled to protection from both _____ and _____ harm

Physical and psychological 

200

Likert Scales, either/or questions, multiple choice, yes/no questions are all this type of question. 

closed question

200

This type of data runs the risk of being subjective

Qualitative 

200

This type of experiment takes place in artificial surroundings. 

Laboratory Experiment

200

Milgram's study, which involved electric shocks (both real and faked) and feigned severe health conditions had several _____ issues. 

Ethical

200

a relationship between two variables that tend to move in the same direction

Positive correlation

200

This method provides an equal chance to be selected to the target population

random sampling

300

When animals are used, researchers need to work to avoid any unnecessary _____.

distress/discomfort/pain

300

Structured, Semi-Structured, and UnStructured are all types of _____.

Interview

300

What are the three Measures of Central Tendency used in data analysis? 

Mean, Median, Mode

300

Because you cannot control the Independent Variable, this type of experiment is not a true experiment. 

Natural Experiment

300

What type of study was Saavedra and Silverman's Button Boy?

Case Study, Laboratory Experiment

300

This type of graph is best used to display segments of information or changes over time

bar graphs

300

Studies that are advertised in search of willing participants use this type of sampling

volunteer sampling

400

When deception is necessary for a study, what do researchers need to ensure that they do in the end?

debriefing
400

Define Social Desirability Bias

participants wanting to appear acceptable or morally correct, and potentially lying in self-reports

400

What are the two Measures of Spread in data analysis?

Range and Standard Deviation

400

Field Experiments usually have higher _____ _____ than Laboratory Experiments. 

Ecological Validity

400

Piliavin's Subway Samaritans study took place on a public train during the work day. The setting gave this study high _____ _____.

Ecological Validity

400

This type of graph demonstrates the correlation between two variables 

Scatter plots

400

Volunteer sampling is sometimes known as _____ _____.

self selecting

500

What is a substitute for informed consent when getting informed consent is not possible?

Presumptive/Presumed Consent

500
In case studies, researchers work closely with their participants and gather a lot of information about them. This can in turn hurt the study's _____.

reliability 

500

This distribution of data has the mean, median, and mode in the center, with 50% of the data to the left and 50% of the data to the right of the center. 

Normal Distribution (Curve)

500

Variables other than the IV that could potentially affect the DV are known as _____ variables. 

Extraneous 

500
Which studies from this year did not NEED to maintain participant privacy?

Yamamoto, Pepperberg

500

These are 2 differences that histograms have compared to bar graphs

no spaces and continuous data

500

Your sample size can affect the _____ of your study.

generalizability