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Psych 350 Exam 2

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Definition
experimental design   manipulation of independent variable with random assignment  
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quasi-experimental design   manipulation of independent variable but no random asssignment  
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non-experimental design   no manipulation and no random sampling  
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two types of measurement:   self-report and behavior  
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random error   variation from true score due to chance  
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bias   systematic variation from true score in a consistent way  
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Reliability: internal consistency   measuring of items  
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reliability: test-retest consistency   measurement overtime also called intra-rater  
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reliability: inter-rater   between different raters  
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reliability: parallel forms   across different versions  
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validity: face   does it look like it is supposed to?  
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validity: content   does it cover all the items?  
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validity: convergent   does the study correspond to other studies of similiar constructs?  
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validity: discriminant   does the study lack correspondence to other studies of different constructs?  
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validity: predictive   does the measure relate to future outcomes?  
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validity: concurrent   does the measure relate to outcomes as you would expect when measured together?  
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simple random sample   randomly pick a subset of a population  
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stratified random sample or area probability   divide the population and randomly sample from the groups  
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cluster random sample   divide the population and randomly select entire groups  
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nonprobability sampling   not everyone has a chance at being selected because it isn't random  
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convenience   readily available group  
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quota   pick participants because they meet predetermined criteria  
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purposive   pick participants based on certain qualities you're studying  
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snowball   participants that already participated recruit other participants  
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