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24 Cards in this Set
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Confounding of Variables
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When two variables are linked together, resulting in them being difficult to distinguish
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Control Group
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Consists of similar subjects who do not receive special treatment given to the experimental group.
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Correlation
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When two variables are related to each other
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Data Collection Techniques
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Procedures for making empirical observations and measurements
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demand Characteristics
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any cues in a study that suggests to subjects the purpose of the independent variable
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Dependent Variable
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the variable that is thought to be affected by manipulation of the independent variable
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Descriptive Statistics
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Used to organize and summarize data
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Double-Blinded Procedure
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research strategy in which neither subjects experimenters know which subjects are in experimental or control group
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Experimental Group
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consistent of the subjects who receive some special treatment in reguard to independent variable
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Experimental Bias
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Occurs when a researcher's expectations or preference about the outcome of the study influence the results obtained.
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Extraneous Variables
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Any variables other than the independent variable that seem likely to influence the dependent variable in a specific study
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Hypothesis
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a tentative statement about the between tow or more variable
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Independent Variable
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A condition or event that an experiment varies in order to see it's impact on another variable
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Inferential Statistics
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Used to interpret data or event that an experiment varies in order yo see its impact on another variable
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Journal
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A periodical that publishes technical and scholarly material, usually in narrowly defined area of inquiry
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Meta-analysis
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Combines the statistical results of many studies of the same question, yielding an estimate of the size and consistency of a variable's effect
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Response Set
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A tendency to respond to the questions in a particular way that is unrelated to the content of the questions
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Sample
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the collection of subjects selected for observation in an empirical study
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Sampling Bias
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When a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn
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Socially Desirability Bias
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Tendency to give socially approved answers to approved answers to questions about ones self
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Statistics
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the use of mathematics to organize, summarize, and interpret numerical data
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Subjects
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the persons or animals whose behavior is systematically observed in a study
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Variability
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how much the scores in the data set vary from each other and form the mean
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Variables
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any measurable conditions, events characteristics, or behaviors that are controlled or observed in a study
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