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RESEARCH & STATISTICS
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o What are the 3 types of psychological research?
o Experimentalo Descriptiveo Correlational
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o The tendency to believe, after learning the outcome, that we knew it was going to happen is called…
o Hindsight Bias
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o What is the only type of research that can show cause and effect?
o Experiments!
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o In an experiment, the research must make a prediction trying to show a relationship between 2 variables. What is this testable prediction called?
o Hypothesis
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o Researchers want their research to measure what it is meant to (it’s accurate). If it does, the research
is .
o Valid
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o Research is considered reliable when it can be .
o Replicated (recreating the study & get the same results)
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o Whatever is being manipulated in an experiment is called the
and what is being measured is called the .
o If , then
Independent Dependent
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o Anything that causes change in the results of the experiment are called
.
o Confounding/extraneous variables
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o In our experiment, the hypothesis was that Eating Cookies before the test would increase test scores. Name the independent, dependent, and 3 confounding variables.
o Independent: the cookieo Dependent: the test scoreso Confounding: weekend to study,
were told the answers, Ms. Williams is awesome…
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o When choosing participants for an experiment, they should be placed into 2 groups. Name each group and which receives the independent variable.
o Experimental, Controlo Experimental receives the
independent variable
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o What is often given to the control group to make them think they are in the experimental group?
o Placebo-receive NONE of the independent variable
o Ex: drug experiment, placebo is a sugar pill
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o What is the purpose of having a random sample?
o It is representative of the population because each person has an equal chance of being included in the research
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o To minimize differences between the control and experimental groups are as much as possible, participants should be placed into groups using
.
o Random Assignment
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o What is the procedure called when neither the researcher nor the participants know who is in the experimental group?
o Double Blind
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o In what type of descriptive research would you get a full, detailed picture of one person or small group?
o Case Study
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o Name the biggest weakness of case studies.
o The findings are not always GENERALIZABLE to the entire population
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o Name one positive and one negative about surveys.
o Positive: cheap & easy way to collect data
o Negatives: surveys are not always worded well, people are not always truthful, low response rate (maybe only 1 in 100 will respond)
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o Name 2 important facts concerning a naturalistic observation.
o Do not intervene in any wayo Observe people in their natural
environmento Cannot know what people are
thinking/feeling because you are only observing their behavior
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o What is the purpose of correlational research?
o To explore the relationship between 2 variables
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o What are the 3 measures of central tendency AND explain each?
o Mean-averageo Median-value in the middleo Mode-value that occurs most often
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o Given these values, find the mean, median, and mode.
o 10, 10, 8, 6, 1
o Mean: 7o Median: 8o Mode: 10
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o What measure of central tendency is most affected by oultiers?
o Mean
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o What is the number that shows the strength of a relationship between 2 variables?
o Correlation coefficient
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o Which of the following has a stronger correlation?
o +.03o -.87o +.80o -.34
o -.87o Remember the closer to +1 or -1 the
stronger the relationshipo The closer to 0 the weaker the
relationship
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o What is the range of the following values?
o 17, 45, 15, 26, 38
o 30o Remember, highest score-lowest
score=range
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o A correlation is STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT if the chances of it occurring by chance are less than
%?
o 5%
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o Look at the following scatterplot. What type of relationship do you see?
o Positive Correlation, both values are increasing
o A negative correlation if one value is increasing and one is decreasing
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o If participants in an experiment know that they are being studied, it could alter the results. What is this phenomenon called?
o Hawthorne Effect
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o What is the average distance from the mean called?
o Standard Deviation
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o In a normal distribution of scores, what percentage of the scores will fall within 1 standard deviation?
o 68%o 95% within 2 SDso 98% within 3 SDs
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o What is it called when we think that a relationship exists when it really doesn’t?
o Illusory Correlation
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o You are responsible for knowing the following:
o SQ3Ro Longitudinal studieso Cross-sectional studieso Ethics