Save
Upgrade to remove ads
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.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
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

Module 6 AP Psych

Module 6 AP Psych Unit 1

TermDefinition
Correlation A measure of the extent to which two factors vary together
Correlation coefficient A statistic index of the relationship between two things
Variable This is anything that can vary and is feasible and ethical to measure
Scatter plot This is a graph that uses clusters and lines of dots to show direction, correlation, and relationships between the variables
Correlation and causation
Illusory Correlation This is the precising of a relationship where none xist
Regression toward the mean The tendency for an extreme or unusual scores to fall back toward the average
Experiment This relates because it is a research method where you manipulate one or more factors to see the effect
Experimental group This is the group that is exposed to the treatment
Control group The group that is not exposed to the treatment in order to create a base line
Random assignment This effectively equalizes the two groups of the experiment
Double-blind procedure In this situation the research staff and the participant do not know about whether the participant has gotten the placebo or the treatment
Placebo This where they trick your mind into thinking that you got the treatment when instead you just got a “fake”
Independent variable In the experiment the factor that is being manipulated
Confounding variable A factor other than the factor being studied that might influence a study’s results
Dependent variable This is the outcome that is measured, the variable that may change when the independent variable is manipulated
Validity This is the extent to which the test or experiment measures or predicts what is is supposed to
Created by: avaJwilliams
Popular Psychology sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards