Types of Research
Essential Vocab
Ethical Guidelines
Descriptive Stats
Random Dancing
100

What is the method that can determine cause and effect

Experimental Research 

100

What is a precise statement of the exact procedures or measurements used in a study to allow for replications

Operational Definition

100

What is when Participants must be told enough about the study to choose whether to participate

Informed Consent 

100

What is the mathematical average? 

Mean

100

-1.00 to +1.00 is? 

Correlational

200

When researchers expectations influence the outcome this is known as....

Experimenter bias

200

What is an outside participants to experimental or control groups 

Confounding Variable

200

What is it when Participants must be protected from significant physical or psychological distress 

Protection from Harm 

200

What is the middle score in a distribution when ordered from lowest to highest 

Median 

200

What type of research is best suited for exploring human experiences in depth

Qualitative Research 

300

What are the non-experimental research groups that we have covered?

Naturalistic Observations

Correlations

Meta Analysis

Case Study

300

What type of sampling involves selecting participants who are readily available?

Convenience Sampling

300
When an individual data must remain private 

Confidentiality 

300

What is the most frequently occuring score

Mode 

300

What is the belief that one could have predicted an event after it has already happened.

Hindsight Bias

400

This is used to Observe behavior in its natural environment without interference. 

Naturalistics Observation

400

Assuming you will get an A on a test without studying

Overconfidence

400

After a study, participants must receive a full explanation of the research, including any deception used 

Debriefing

400

The difference between the highest and the lowest score

Range

400

This method Manipulate variables to discover their effects

Experimental

500

What method is used to gather self reported attitudes or behaviors from a large, random sample. 

Surveys 

500

What is the term for the middle value in a data set when it is ordered from least to greatest

Median

500

What does IRB stand for? 

Institutional Review Board

500

What letter is used to describe statistical significance

p

500

What do we call individuals who act as undercover participants

Confederates