Research In Psychology

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Operational

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descriptions of the exact operations or methods they with use in their research

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Variable

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a factor or characteristic that is manipulated or measured in research

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Data

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numbers that represent research findings and provide basis for research conclusions

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Naturalistic Observation

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the process of watching without interfering as behavior occurs in the natural environment

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Case Studies

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a research method involving the intensive examination of some phenomenon in the natural environment

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Correlational Studies

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examines relationships between variables in order to analyze trends in data, to test predictions, to evaluate theories and to suggest new hypotheses

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Experimental group

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group that receives the experimental treatment

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Independent Variable

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manipulated by the researcher in the experiment

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Dependent Variable

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the factor affected by the independent

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Confounding Variable

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any factor that affects the dependent variable, along with or instead of the independent variable

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Placebo

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a physical or psychological treatment that contains no active ingredient but produces an effect because the person receiving it believes it will

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Double Blind Design

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a research design in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the experimental group and who is in the control group