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16 Cards in this Set
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What is a theory?
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An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes + predicts observations
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What is a hypothesis?
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A testable prediction often implied by a theory
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What is an operational definition?
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A statement of procedures used to define research research variables
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What is replication?
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Repeating the study to see if it leads to other circumstances
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How to Psychologists describe behavior?
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Case Studies, Surveys, Naturalistic Observation
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What is a case study?
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A method used to in which one person is studied in great depth
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What is a population?
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All cases in a group
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What is a random sample?
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A sample that fairly represents a population
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What is naturalistic observation?
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Observing and recording behavior in natural occured situations without controlling the situation
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What is the third variable problem?
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When a 3rd variable may come in to play.
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Describe the experiment
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An investigator manipulates independent variables to observe the effect of the dependent variables
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What is the double blind procedure?
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When the participants and the researcher are both "blind" to knowing who received what
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Experimental condition vs Controlled condition
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Experimental = exposes participants to the treatment
Controlled = used in order to contrast and compare with the experimental group |
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What is an independent variable?
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Experimental factor that is being manipulated and effect is being studied
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What is a dependent variable?
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Factor that is possibly changed due to the manipulations of the independent variable
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What is culture?
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Shared ideas and behaviors that generations pass on
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