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22 Cards in this Set
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Goals of science |
Measurement, Understanding, Application |
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Step 1 of SM |
Formulate a hypothesis |
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Step 2 of SM |
Design the study |
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Step 3 of SM |
Collect the data |
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Step 4 of SM |
Analyze data and draw conclusions |
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Step 5 of SM |
Report the findings |
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Direct observation |
Collection of data by watching and recording behavior |
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Psychological Test |
An objective and standardized measure of a sample behavior |
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Physiological Measures |
Measurement of body temp How well heart is functioning |
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Questionnaires |
Written review of peoples opinions by a series of questions and prompts |
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Experimental Approach |
Establishes cause and effect (Control) (Random Assignment) |
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Descriptive/Organizational Approach |
Allows researchers to look for patterns/relationships between variables (Use when unethical/impossible to manipulate conditions) |
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Independent Variable |
Thing that WE change |
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Dependent Variable |
Thing we hope will change in result of IV (measured outcome) |
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Extraneous variables |
Anything else that can change the DV |
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Case study |
One person observation |
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Survey |
Questions asking about random things (abuse) |
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Naturalistic Observation |
Observing subjects in they natural environment |
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Positive Correlation |
One goes up, the other goes up |
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Negative Correlation |
One goes up, the other goes down |
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Strength Correlation |
0.00-0.10 1=High 0=No Correlation |
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Correlation Coefficient |
Between -1..0..+1 Postive/Negative |
