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Methods
Methods in Psychology Research
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| APA citation (Sources) | Author, A.A., Author, B.B., & Author, C.C., (year). Title of article. (italicized)Title of Periodical, issue (end italicized), page from - to |
| Introduction and first page | Header: Title First Letter of Each Word Cap - page number Running head: TITLE LESS THAN 50 CHARACTERS (middle of page, center aligned) Critique of Authors (year) Critique Authors Name Affiliation |
| Tables | use statistics to find values to prove hypotheses. Each segment is separated into columns and then grouped by solid lines. Table # Name of table |
| Figures | Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Charts, Scatter Plot, Pictorial Graphs, |
| Avoiding Bias Language | 1) describe at the appropriate level of specificity 2) be sensitive to labels 3) acknowledge participation 4) gender 5) sexual orientation 6) racial and ethnic identity 7) disabilities 8) age |
| Independant Variable | Change |
| Dependant Variable | Can be measured |
| Between-Subject Design | compare multiple test results within 1 group, use T-test and variance between and variance within tests to analyze data |
| Independent Groups design | Random assignment, manipulated Independent variable |
| Match groups design | assignment based on matching variable, manipulated independent variable |
| Non-equivalent groups | natural group design, subjects selected based on subject variable, causal inferences cannot be made because of lack of experimental control |
| Operational definition | specifics of how something is defined in an experiment (increased jumping shows increased happiness) |
| Scientific hypothesis | a testable hypothesis using the scientific method |
| Causal Observation | observing behavior and making judgments based on observation instead of experimentation |
| Discriminant validity | correlation between two opposed behaviors |
| Convergent validity | scores or results from two different perspectives on a single topic |
| Divergent validity | scores on a single perspective for two different topics |
| Validity | scores are accurate |
| Reliability | scores are similar in retesting |
| secondary sources | cite the secondary source in which you found the original source |
| natural use measure | uses physical trace measure to understand the intended behavior |
| stratified random sampling | randomly chosen people from different places (different dorms) |
| participant observation | researcher is involved with participants during the course of the study |
| availability heuristic | using information present at the moment to make generalizations about unrelated information |
| point-biserial correlation | dichotomy |
| quasi-experimental | lacks either control or manipulation randomization |
| quasi-experimental | lacks either control or manipulation randomization |
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