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psyc and research

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a system of gathering data so that bias and error in measurement are reduced (empirical method)   show
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first step to scientific method   show
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show Hypothesis  
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show Theory  
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show Journal  
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show Variable  
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show Operational definition  
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the third step to the scientific method is   show
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the forth step to the scientific method is   show
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mathematical methods to organize, summarize and interpret data   show
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in report findings psychologists evaluate material (peer review) and replicate so they can   show
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must rely on scientific research instead of ...... or ....... to discover knowledge bc of some reliable phenomenon   show
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show hindsight bias  
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the tendency to think we know more about an issue that we actually do   show
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show false consensus effect  
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we want to have our views confirmed   show
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show Descriptive research  
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show naturalistic observation  
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show the realistic picture of behavior  
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what are potential problems of naturalistic observation and what are some ways around it?   show
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tendency of people or animals to behave differently from normal when they know they are being observed.   show
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show Participant observation  
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show Observer bias  
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show Blind observers  
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advantages and disadvantages to laboratory observations are:   show
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study of one individual in great detail   show
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show Advantage: tremendous amount of detail, Disadvantage: cannot apply to others (cannot generalize)  
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randomly selected participants from a larger population of subjects   show
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show experiment  
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subjects in an experiment who are subjected to the independent variable.   show
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show control group  
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in the experimental method, assume that the only thing different between the experimental group and the control group is the ...........; so if there are changes, it must be due to the IV   show
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show extraneous variable  
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show confounding of variables  
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show random assignment  
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show Quasiexperimental designs  
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show what is typical or average score Mean – average of the scores, Median – score that falls in the center of the distribution of scores, Mode – most frequent scores  
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how much scores vary from each other and the mean   show
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- index of amount of variability in a data set   show
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– a measure of the relationship between two variables   show
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show Correlation coefficient  
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Closer to 1.00 or -1.00 the ....... the relationship between the variables.   show
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......... correlation – indicates a direct relationship, meaning the variables covary in the same direction   show
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show Negative; • as one increases, the other decreases  
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show Zero; is not a means of causation  
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show Inferential statistics  
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show statistically significant  
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tendency of the experimenter's expectations for a study to unintentionally influence the results of the study   show
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the phenomenon in which the expectations of the participants in a study can influence their behavior   show
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show demand characteristics  
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show generalizabilty  
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show social desirability  
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show Informed consent  
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show Voluntary  
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show Debriefing  
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- information acquired about people during a study must be kept private. Cannot compromise individual rights to privacy. Can only be released to others with client permission or certain exceptions   show
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if research participation is a course requirement for college students, all students must be given the choice of an alternative activity of equal value   show
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show Institutional review board  
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