Psychology 290

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EMPIRICISM

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USE OF OJECTIVE OBSERVATIONS TO ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT THE NATURE OF OF BEHAVIOR

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APPLIED RESEARCH

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CONDUCTED TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN WHICH THERE ARE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS

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BASIC RESEARCH

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TRIES TO ANSWER THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF BEHAVIOR

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TEMPORAL PRECEDENCE

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PART OF CAUSAL INFERENCE, THE CAUSE PRECEDES THE EFFECT IN A TIME SEQUENCE

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GOALS OF SCIENCE

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TO DESCRIBE BEHAVIOR
TO PREDICT BEHAVIOR
TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF BEHAVIOR
TO UNDERSTAND OR EXPLAIN BEHAVIOR

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HYPOTHESIS

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A STATEMENT MAKES AN ASSERTION ABOUT WHAT IS TRUE IN A PARTICULAR SITUATION.
A STATEMENT ASSERTING THAT TWO OR MORE VARIABLES ARE RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER

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FALSIFIABLE

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CAN GET DISCONFIRMING EVIDENCE

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ABSTRACT

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BRIEF SUMMARY OF ARTICLE OR RESEARCH REPORT

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PARSIMONIOUS

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AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE

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TESTABLE

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CAN BE OBSERVED

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AUTONOMY

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PRINCIPLE THAT INDIVIDUALS IN RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ARE CAPABLE OF MAKING A DECISION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO PARTICIPATE

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BENEFICENCE

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PRINCIPLE THAT RESEARCH SHOULD HAVE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS WHILE MINIMIZING ANY HARMFUL EFFECTS

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CONFIDENTIALITY

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ANONYMITY OF INFORMATION,KEEPING INFORMATION SECURE FROM OTHERS IN A VOW OF CONFIDENCE

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PLAGIARISM

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PRESENTATION OF DATA OR ANOTHER'S WORK AS ONE'S OWN

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IRB

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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD, AN ETHICS REVIEW COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW RESEARCH PROPOSALS

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INFORMED CONSENT

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THE PRINCIPLE THAT PARTICIPANTS IN AN EXPERIMENT BE INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE RESEARCH THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE THIER DECISION TO PARTICIPATE

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CONFOUNDING VARIABLES

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A VARIABLE THAT IS NOT CONTROLLED IN A RESEARCH INVESTIGATION

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DEPENDENT VARIABLE

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THE VARIABLE THAT IS THE SUBJECT'S RESPONSE TO AND DEPENDENT ON, THE LEVEL OF THE MANIPULATED INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

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INTERNAL VALIDITY

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THE CERTAINTY WITH WHICH RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANIPULATION OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE RATHER THAT TO SOME OTHER CONFOUNDNG VARIABLE

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OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

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DEFINITION OF A CONCEPT THAT SPECIFIES THE OPERATION USED TO MEASURE OR MANIPULATE THE CONCEPT

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AUTONOMY

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PRINCIPLE THAT INDIVIDUALS IN RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ARE CAPABLE OF MAKING A DECISION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO PARTICIPATE

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BENEFICENCE

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PRINCIPLE THAT RESEARCH SHOULD HAVE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS WHILE MINIMIZING ANY HARMFUL EFFECTS

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CONFIDENTIALITY

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ANONYMITY OF INFORMATION,KEEPING INFORMATION SECURE FROM OTHERS IN A VOW OF CONFIDENCE

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PLAGIARISM

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PRESENTATION OF DATA OR ANOTHER'S WORK AS ONE'S OWN

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IRB

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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD, AN ETHICS REVIEW COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW RESEARCH PROPOSALS

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INFORMED CONSENT

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THE PRINCIPLE THAT PARTICIPANTS IN AN EXPERIMENT BE INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE RESEARCH THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE THIER DECISION TO PARTICIPATE

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CONFOUNDING VARIABLES

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A VARIABLE THAT IS NOT CONTROLLED IN A RESEARCH INVESTIGATION

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DEPENDENT VARIABLE

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THE VARIABLE THAT IS THE SUBJECT'S RESPONSE TO AND DEPENDENT ON, THE LEVEL OF THE MANIPULATED INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

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INTERNAL VALIDITY

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THE CERTAINTY WITH WHICH RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANIPULATION OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE RATHER THAT TO SOME OTHER CONFOUNDNG VARIABLE

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OPERATIONAL DEFINITION

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DEFINITION OF A CONCEPT THAT SPECIFIES THE OPERATION USED TO MEASURE OR MANIPULATE THE CONCEPT

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EXTERNAL VALIDITY

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THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT MAY BE GENERALIZED

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MEDIATING VARIABLE

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PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT MEDIATE THE EFFECTS OF A SITUATIONAL VARIABLE ON A PARTICULAR RESPONSE

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EXTERNAL VALIDITY

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THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT MAY BE GENERALIZED

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MEDIATING VARIABLE

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PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT MEDIATE THE EFFECTS OF A SITUATIONAL VARIABLE ON A PARTICULAR RESPONSE

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EXTERNAL VALIDITY

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THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT MAY BE GENERALIZED

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MEDIATING VARIABLE

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PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT MEDIATE THE EFFECTS OF A SITUATIONAL VARIABLE ON A PARTICULAR RESPONSE