Research Methods
This research method collects in-depth information from one person or a small group.
What is a case study?
A correlation where one variable goes up as the other goes down.
What is a negative correlation?
The average score in a data set.
What is the mean?
The organization that sets guidelines for psychological research.
What is the APA (American Psychological Association)?
What is 2007?
The variable that researchers manipulate in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
Choosing participants so that each member has an equal chance of being included.
What is random sampling?
The middle score in a distribution.
What is the median?
The principle that participants must be told about the research before agreeing to take part.
What is informed consent?
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Who is Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Baker?
When neither the participants nor the researchers know which groups is receiving the treatment.
What is double-blind procedure?
The ability to apply study findings to larger populations.
What is generalizability?
The most frequently occurring score in a data set.
What is the mode?
Researchers may sometimes use this technique, but must explain afterward in a debriefing.
What is deception?
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What is green?
A false treatment give to participants to control for expectations.
What is a placebo?
A number that -1 to +1 that shows the strength and direction of the relationship.
What is the correlation coefficient?
A measure of how spread out scores around the mean>
What is standard deviation?
Participants' identities and personal information must be protected under this principle.
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Who are Ken Nelson and Susan Westbroek?
When researchers combine the results of many studies on the same topic to gain a better understanding.
What is meta-analysis?
What is that two variables can be related without causing the other?
The number that indicates whether results are due to chance or not, usually set at .05.
What is statistical significance (p-value)?
This ethical requirement ensures that participants leave the study without lasting damage.
What is protection from harm?
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Who are Mr. Chapple, Mrs. Stumo, Mrs. Fredriksen, Mr. Loveland, and Ms. Holtry?