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14 Cards in this Set
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The essential ingredient of science, distinguishing it from non-scientific procedures
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Experiment
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When scientist manipulate one or more factors and observe the effects of this manipulation on behavior.
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Independent Variables
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The factors that the researcher controls or manipulates in order to determine their effect on behavior.
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Dependent Variables
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The measures of behavior that are used to access the effect (if any) of the independent variables.
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Construct
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A concept or idea.
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Operational Definition
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Explains a concept solely in terms of the observable procedures used to produce and measure it.
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Validity
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The truthfulness of a measurement.
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Reliability |
The consistency of a measurement.
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Correlation
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When two different measurements of the same people, events, or things vary together.
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Causal Inference |
When there is a co-variation of events, a time-order relationship, and the elimination of plausible alternative causes. |
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Confounding |
When two potentially effective independent variables are allowed to co-vary simultaneously. |
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Applied Research |
Research on creating change. |
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Basic Research |
Seeks primarily to understand behavior and mental processes. |
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Theory |
A logically organized set of propositions (claims, statements, assertions) that serves to define events (concepts), describe relationships among these events, and explain the occurrence of these events, |