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26 Cards in this Set
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- The methods that are designed to prevent the personal bias of the researcher from distorting the conclusions that are being reached.
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Scientific Method
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- A "medicine" that had no active ingredients and works by the power of suggestion.
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Placebo
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- A study during which neither participants nor researchers know to which group any subjects belong.
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Double Blind Study
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- A statement of the results that the experimenter expects to find.
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Hypothesis
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- People or animals on whom a study is conducted
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Subjects
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- Factors that change in an experiment
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Variables
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- A set of fixed, generalized beliefs that we hold about a given group that is often inaccurate.
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Stereotype
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The factor that the experimenter manipulates or changes in a study.
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Independent Variable
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the factor in a study that changes or varies as the result of changes in the independent variable.
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Dependent Variable
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Research that takes place outside the laboratory
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Field Study
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The group on which the critical part of the experiment is performed.
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Experimental Group
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The group that does not participate in the critical part of the experiment.
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Control Group
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the method of research that involves asking subjects questions
about their feelings, opinions, and behavior patterns |
Survey
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A group that represents a larger group
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Sample
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A group that truly reflects a selected characteristics of a
larger population |
Representative Sample
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A research method that involves studying a subject without their
being aware that they're being watched |
Naturalistic Observation
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A research method that involves studying people face to face and
asking questions |
Interview
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Research that collects lengthy, detailed information about a
persons background usually for a psychological treatment |
Case Study Method
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Objective methods for observation and measurement of subjects in
various areas, such as intelligence |
Psychological Test
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A method of research that looks at different age groups at the
same time in order to understand |
Cross Sectional Method
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A method of research that studies the same group of people over an extended period of time
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Longitude Method
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Ethics of Experimentation:
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1. Subjects must always have the rights to decline at any time
2. Openness and honesty are essential 3. Information obtained about the subject must remain confidential 4. The experimenter has the duty to assess carefully the possibility of any potential risks. |
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Why is it so important that research psychologists use the scientific method when doing any kind of experiments?
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-Guidelines
-Compare experiments to other people -ELIMINATES BIAS |
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Why is it important that ethical consideration be practiced while doing an experiment?
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-Confidentiality for a subject not an experiment IS A MUST!
-Person running the experiment has to keep in mind of any potential risks of harm -Openness and honesty are essential |
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5 example of sterotypes:
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Guys drive better then girls, black people are better athletes then white, Girls a drama filled, Guys are pigs, and guys are very cocky
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What connections are there if any to the currently to the current high rate foreclosures and high price of fuel trickle down affect on the US economy.
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People have less money for spending because of high fuel prices.. And have to cut back
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