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Psychology Ch 1

TermDefinition
Random Sample choosing subjects at a whim not specifically
Naturalistic Observation observing in the natural habitat without manipulation
Correlation the relation between two or more factors
Correlation Coefficient statistical value showing a relation
Scatter Plots graph of sporadic dots
Illusory Correlation belief of a relation when there actually is none
Experiment testing variables and manipulating factors to prove a hypothesis
Random Assignment sporadically assigning people
Double-blind Procedure researching ignorant participants in order to get accurate results
Placebo Effect giving a blank or unuseful substance or condition and receiving a result by the person just thinking something would change
Experimental Group Group that is manipulate
Control Group the basis unchanged group
Independent Variable manipulated factor
Dependent Variable resulting factor
Mode most frequent score
Mean average score
Median middle score
Range difference of scores
Standard Deviation measure amount scores differ from mean. square root of sum of deviations over the number of scores.
Normal Curve symmetrical bell curve
Statistical Significance statistical measure of how likely something is by chance
Culture ideas, behaviors, attitudes and traditions of a group of people
Hindsight Bias "knew it all along"
Critcial Thinking examines all meanings and evaluates
Theory prediction with knowledge
Hypothesis testable theory
Operational Definition definition of a phrase or function
Replication ability to replicate an experience or study
Case Study intense study of one person or thing
Survey varied study of attitudes or behaviors random study of a group
Population all cases studied in a group
Created by: angelchocolate
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