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Key Terms and Definitions

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AIM   show
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show A STATEMENT OUTLINING WHAT THE EXPERIMENTER EXPECTS TO FIND e.g , the rate of student absences increases on test days'  
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OBJECTIVE   show
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QUANTITATIVE DATA   show
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show THE KIND OF DATA YOU CANNOT MEASURE IN NUMBERS. IT USUALLY COMES IN THE FORM OF EMOTIONAL RESPONSES, DESCRIPTIONS AND PICTURES  
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DEPENDENT VARIABLE   show
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show THE VARIABLE THAT THE EXPERIMENTER CONTROLS OR CHANGES; IT IS ASSUMED TO HAVE A DIRECT RESULT ON THE DV  
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show CONTAINS A NUMBER OF STEPS THAT MOST RESEARCHERS GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT THEIR RESEARCH  
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BIAS   show
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CREDIBILITY   show
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REPLICABLE   show
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MANIPULATES   show
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CONTROL GROUP   show
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EXPERIMENTAL GROUP   show
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CONTROLLED/LABORATORY EXPERIMENT   show
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FIELD EXPERIMENT   show
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show A HYPOTHESIS IS MADE BUT CONDITIONS DETERMINED BY NATURE. THE VARIABLES ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY THE EXPERIMENTER. INSTEAD, A NATURALLY OCCURRING IV IS USED. USED IN SITUATIONS WHERE MANIPULATING IV WOULD BE UNETHICAL OR IMPRACTICAL (children/animals)  
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CONFEDERATE   show
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REPRESENTATIVE   show
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show A SUBSET OF A POPULATION THAT IS USED TO REPRESENT THE TARGET POPULATION  
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SAMPLING   show
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TARGET POPULATION   show
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INTER-RATER RELIABILITY   show
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RELIABILITY   show
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show A TECHNIQUE FOR ENSURING RELIABILITY BY TESTING THE SAME GROUP OF PARTICIPANTS TWICE  
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show WHETHER OR NOT A STUDY IS ACTUALLY MEASURING  
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show EXTRANEOUS VARIABLES THAT ARE NOT CONTROLLED AND HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE DV  
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show CUES GIVEN TO THE PARTICIPANT ABOUT HOW TO BEHAVE IN A STUDY  
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show VARIABLES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE EXPERIMENT THAT COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE DV  
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show WHEN A PARTICIPANT'S PERFORMANCE INCREASES BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY ARE BEING WATCHED OR WHEN THEY REALISE THEY ARE PART OF AN EXPERIMENT  
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