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Research Methods

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1. The probability level which forms basis for deciding if results are statistically significant (not due to chance).






2. Research in which the same people are re-studied and re-tested over a long period






3. Experimental factor that is manipulated; variable whose effect is being studied.






4. Research method in which info is obtained by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions






5. In a normal distribution it tells you how far a number is above or below mean in terms of standard deviations.






6. Expectations by researcher that might influence results of experiment or its interpretation






7. Condition of experiment that exposes participants to treatment - that is - to one version of the IV






8. Any selection method that results in subset of the population (sample) that is not representative - and/or not random






9. Measures whether a test looks like it tests what it is supposed to test as determined by a quick look or evaluation by a non expert






10. Most frequently occurring score(s) in a distribution.






11. Difference between highest and lowest scores in a distribution.






12. Variable not relevant to what you are studying that has unplanned effect on DV. It may influence results - but all conditions are effected so it does not create bias.






13. Factors in an experiment that are unchanged for both the control group and the experimental group






14. Bar graph that shows frequency distributions






15. Experimental procedure in which both research participants and research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo.






16. When a specific word used in a question affects how respondents answer the question or the order of the questions






17. Statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means






18. Graphed cluster of dots - each of which represents the values of two variables. The slope of the points suggests the direction of the relationship between the two variables.






19. Extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to - test accuracy






20. Computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score.






21. Assigning participants to experimental and control conditions by chance - thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to different groups.






22. Perception of relationship where none exists.






23. Tendency to believe - after learning an outcome - that one would have foreseen it.






24. Repeating of research study to determine if its finding extends to other participants and circumstances






25. Set of assumptions used to explain phenomena & offered for scientific study






26. Method by which participants are misinformed or misled about study's methods and purposes - must be told truth about this in debriefing






27. Descriptive research that involves observing and recording behavior without trying to manipulate and control the situation.






28. Tendency to overestimate extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors






29. Type of line graph that shows frequency distributions






30. Extent to which scores suggest that a test is actually measuring an ABSTRACT theoretical idea (such as anxiety - personality - introversion - etc.).






31. Research project designed to discover degree to which two variables are related to each other






32. All cases in a group - from which samples may be drawn for a study






33. 'Fake subjects' that look & behave like real subjects in study.






34. Relationship that exists when one set of data values increases while the other decreases






35. Data with an absolute 0. Ratios are meaningful. (Length - Width - Weight - Distance)






36. Measure of the extent to which two factors vary together which can be positive or negative or non






37. Skewed distribution where data has many more scores toward the lower end of the distribution






38. Perception of a correlation between variables where none exists.






39. Rejecting null hypothesis when it is actually true - a false positive






40. Middle score in a distribution; half scores are above it and half are below it.






41. Hypothesis that predicts NO relationship between variables. The aim of research is to reject this hypothesis






42. Association between increases in one variable and decreases in another






43. Condition of experiment that contrasts with experimental condition and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.






44. Researchers takes subjects & conditions as they naturally occur - with little if any control over what happens. no random assignment so no cause and effect can be determined






45. Measuring device or procedure designed to measure psychology-related variables. A measurement that results in a score or result that is standardized






46. People of different ages are compared to one another at a single point in time






47. In-depth - intensive investigation of individual or small group of people which involves interviews and personal interpretations by researcher. It may also be supplemented with psychological or medical tests






48. Procedure in which info that could introduce bias the result is withheld from participants - but experimenter will be in full possession of facts






49. Testable and falsifiable prediction - often implied by a theory






50. View that science flourishes through observation and experiment.







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