Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Experimental ch 5

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
variables   aspect of testing conditions that can change or take on different characteristics with different conditions  
🗑
IV   random  
🗑
dv   measured  
🗑
subject   quasi, gender  
🗑
confounded   another subject covarrying  
🗑
extraneous   factor we didnt think about  
🗑
operational definition   statements of the precise meaning of procedures or concepts within an experiment; includes iv and dv  
🗑
converging operations   using different operational definitions to arrive at the same meaning of a concept  
🗑
iv   conditions manipulated by the experimenter  
🗑
confound variable   another variable that varies systematically with the iv such that possible effects of this variable cannot be separated from the iv  
🗑
dv   measure of behavior, outcome variable  
🗑
frequency   # of times a behavior occurs  
🗑
rate   # behaviors relative to time  
🗑
duration   time the behavior lasts  
🗑
latency   delay until onset of behavior  
🗑
topography   style/quality of behavior  
🗑
force   intensity of behavior  
🗑
locus   location where behavior occurs  
🗑
categorical variable   varies in kind  
🗑
quantitative var   varies in amount  
🗑
discrete   distinct categories or whole units  
🗑
continuous   allow for meaningful partial/fractional units  
🗑
apparent limits   the individual points on a scale of measurement  
🗑
real limits   the real interval represented by that #  
🗑
nominal   naming categorical variables  
🗑
ordinal scale   ranking categorical variables  
🗑
interval   measuring units  
🗑
ratio   measuring units, including zero  
🗑
error variance or random error   variability in the dv not associated with the iv  
🗑
systematic error   error due to some consistent bias  
🗑
reliability   degree to which a measurement gives the same result on different occasions  
🗑
test retest reliability   test gives the same score on different occasions  
🗑
internal consistency   different items on a test measure the same idea  
🗑
measurement validity   degree to which a measurement tests what its supposed to test  
🗑
construct validity   idea that a test measures the theocratical construct that its supposed to measure and not something else  
🗑
face validity   test seems valid superficially  
🗑
content validity   tests measures the full range of the construct  
🗑
criterion validity   test correlates with other tests of same construct  
🗑
concurrent validity   similar scores on different iq test at same time  
🗑
predictive validity   depends on outcome  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Popular Science sets