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part 2 chapter 1 psy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Naturalistic observation | The study of people or animals in their natural environment |
| Observer effect | Tendency of people or animals to behave differently from normal when they know they are being observered |
| Observer bias | Tendency of observers to see what they expect to see |
| Case study | Study of one individual in great detail |
| Survey Method | Method of conducting research in the form of interview s |
| Representative sample | Randomly selected sample of subjects from a larger population of subjects |
| Informed consent | Permission from a person to participate in an experiment after the risks and purpose of the experiment have been explained |
| Independent variable | Variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the experiment |
| Dependent variable | Variable in an experiment that represents the measurable behavior of the subject in the experiment |
| Experimental group | Subjects in an experiment who are subjected to the independent variable |
| Control Group | Subjects in an experiment who are not subjected to the independent variable and who may receive a placebo treatment |
| Random Assignment | Process of assigning subjects to the experimental or control groups randomly so that each subject has an equal chance of being in either group |
| Placebo effect | Phenomenon in which the expectations of participants in a study can influence behavior |
| Experimenter effect | Tendency of the experiments expectations for a study to unintentionally influence the results of the study |
| Double-blind experiment | Study in which neither the experimenter nor the subjects knew if the subjects are in the experimental or control group |