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Debriefing
Procedures at the conclusion of a research session in which participants are given full information about the nature of the research and the hypotheses under investigation.
Deception
A technique whereby researchers withhold information about the purposes or procedures of a study from people participating in it.
Dependent Variable
The variable that is measured in an experiment.
Evolutionary Psychology
A new branch of psychology that seeks to investigate the potential role of genetic factors in various aspects of human behavior.
Experimentation (experimental method)
A method of research in which one or more factors (the independent variables) are systematically changed to determine whether such variations affect one or more other factors (dependent variables).
Hypothesis
An as yet univerified prediction concerning some aspect of social behavior or social thought.
Independent Variable
The variable that is systematically changed (I.e. varied) in an experiment.
Informed Consent
A procedure in which research participants are provided with as much information as possible about a research project before deciding whether to participate in it.
Correlational Method
A method of research in which a scientist systematically observes two or more to determine whether changes in one arr accompanied by changes in the other.
Systematic Observation
A method of research in which behavior is systematically observed and recorded.
Survey Method
A method of research in which a large number of people answer questions about their attitudes or behavior.
Relationships
Our social ties with other persons, ranging from casual acquaintance or passing friendships, to intense, long-term relationships such as a marriage or lifetime friendships.
Random Assignment of Participants to Experimental Conditions
A basic requirement for conducting valid experiments.

According to this principle, research participants must have an a
equal chance of being exposed to each level of the independent variable.
Multicultural Perspective
A focus on understanding thr cultural and ethnic factors that influence social behavior.
Mediating Variable
A variable that ia affected by an independent variable and then influences a dependent variable.

Mediating variables help explain why or how specific variables influence social behavior or thought in certain ways.