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RS: Ch 9 Experimental control

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What is the most rigorous form of scientific investigation, and the best process for testing hypotheses   show
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show The purpose is to support a cause-and-effect relationship  
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show Researcher systematically introduces changes into natural phenomenaObserves consequences of those changesMust have sufficient control over ex situation to be a true exThose variables that are not able to be controlled are considered limitations  
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One drawback – to the Experiment:   show
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Extraneous variables   show
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If an Extraneous Variable is not controlled it can exert a ________   show
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show designed to control for these confounding influences  
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show factors that emerge from the environment and the experimental situation  
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Intrinsic Factors:   show
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show is the contaminating effect of extraneous variable on the interpretation of the relationship between independent and dependent variable.  
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ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A true EXPERIMENT   show
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show Researcher deliberately imposes an experimental condition (IV) on at least one group of participantsParticipants are assigned to different levels of the IV  
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show MANIPULATES  
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show does NOT manipuate  
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Active variable:   show
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show is an independent variable with levels that cannot be manipulated or asigned by the researcher, but hat represent the subject characteristics (such as age or sex)  
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show Each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any groupAssignments are independent of personal judgment or biasGroups are then theoretically considered “equivalent”  
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Def of Random Assignment   show
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Equivalence:   show
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show probability!Done by use of random numbers table or computer  
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Use of control group is the most effective way for ruling out   show
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show no treatment or the “standard” treatment  
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show the manipulation  
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show is an experiment in which both the investigator and the subject are kept ignorant of group assignment  
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Single-blinded study:   show
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CONTROLLING INTER-PARTICIPANT DIFFERENCES   show
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Homogeneous participants   show
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blocking   show
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Block   show
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show are techniques to reduce experimental bias by keeping the subjects and/or investiagators ignorant of group assignmetns and research hypotheses  
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show a variable taht is more likely to be present in one group of subjects than another, and that is related to the outcome of interest, thereby potentially "confounding" interpretation of the outcome.  
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show Participants “matched” based on specific characteristic(s)Example:AgeSexDisease  
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participants as own control   show
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show A statistical analysis that eliminates influences of extraneous factorsThese extraneous factors become the covariatesThe process makes covariates artificially equivalent across groups  
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show uses a statistical technique to equate groups on extraneous variables. ANCOVA is based on concepts of analysis of variance and regression.  
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