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18 Cards in this Set
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placebo
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a "medicine" that has no active ingredients and works by the power of suggestion
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double blind study
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a study during which neither participants nor researchers know to which grouop any subject belongs
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hypothesis
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a statement of the reseults that the experimenter expects
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subjects
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people or animals on whom the experiment is conducted
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variables
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factors that change in an experiment
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independent variable
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the factor that the experimenter manipulates or changes ina study
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dependent variable
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the factor in a study that changes or varies as a result of changes in the independent variable
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field experiments
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research that takes place outside the labratory
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experimental group
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the group on which the critical part of the experiment is performed
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control group
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the group that des not participate int he critical part of the experiment
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servey
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a method of research using questions on feelings, opinions, or behavior atterns
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sample
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a group that represents a larger group
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naturalistic observation
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a research method that involves studying subjects without their being aware that they're being watched
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interview
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a research method that involves studying people face to face and asking questions
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case study method
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research that collects lengthy, detailed information about a person's background, usually for psychological treatment
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psychological tests
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observation and measurement or the subject using objective measures (as opposed to an interview)
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cross- section method
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a method of research that looks at different age groups at the same time in order to understnad changes that occur during the life span
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longitudinal 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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