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Institutional Review Board A committee at each institution where research is conducted to review every experiment for ethics and methodology.
confounding variables Variables that have an unwanted influence on the outcome of an experiment.
correlational study A type of research that is mainly statistical in nature. Correlational studies determine the relationship (or correlation) between two variables.
dependent variable The measured outcome of a study; the responses of the subjects in a study.
double-blind study An experimental procedure in which both researchers and participants are uninformed about the nature of the independent variable being administered.
empirical investigation An approach to research that relies on sensory experience and observation as research data.
expectancy bias The researcher allowing his or her expectations to affect the outcome of a study; or, in memory, a tendency to distort recalled events to make them fit one's expectations.
hypothesis A statement predicting the outcome of a scientific study; a statement describing the relationship among variables in a study.
independent variable A stimulus condition so named because the experimenter changes it independently of all the other carefully controlled experimental conditions.
longitudinal study A type of study in which one group of subjects is followed and observed (or examined, surveyed etc.) for an extended period of time (years).
naturalistic observation A research method in which subjects are observed in third national environment.
operational definitions Specific descriptions of concepts involving the conditions of a scientific study. Operational definitions are stated in terms of how the concepts are to be measured or what operations are being employed to produce them.
random assignment Each subject of the sample has an equal likelihood of being chosen for the experimental group of an experiment.
replicate In research this refers to doing a study over to see whether the same results are obtained. As a control for bias, replication is often done by someone other than the researcher who performed the original study.
scientific method A five-step process for empirical investigation of a hypothesis under conditions designed to control biases and subjective judgments
survey A quasi-experimental method in which questions are asked to subjects. when designing a survey, the researcher has to be careful that the questions are not skewed or biased toward a particular answer.
theory A testable explanation for a set of facts or observations. In science, a theory is not just speculation or a guess.
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