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Research Methods

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What is an experiment?   show
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What is an independent variable?   show
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What is the experimental group?   show
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show Does not receive the treatment.  
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show When a fake treatment affects a participant the same way the real treatment would, simply because they believe they should be affected in that way.  
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What is a double-blind study?   show
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What is the dependent variable?   show
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show A clear, precise, & typically quantifiable definition of the variables; allows for replication.  
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What is the meaning of confound?   show
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show A process to randomly assign participants to either the controlled or experimental group; minimizes bias & increases chance of equal representation.  
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What is a random sample?   show
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show Accurate results.  
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show Same results every time.  
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What is naturalistic observation?   show
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show Identifies relationship between two variables; not causation.  
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What is positive correlation?   show
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show Variables vary in the opposite direction.  
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show Studies one person, usually in great detail.  
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show The average number.  
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What is the median?   show
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show The number that occurs most often.  
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What are inferential statistics?   show
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What are the ethical guidelines?   show
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