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Research Hypothesis
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A possible explanation for the behavior being studied that is based on previously gathered facts and theories.
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Educated Guess
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Null Hypothesis
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The hypothesis researcher wants to reject because it proposes there will be NO change in behavior.
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Independent Variable
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A factor that is selected and manipulated or controlled by the experimenter.
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"Because the experimenters were solely responsible for determining which film the child viewed, this variable was totally INDEPENDENT of the child's response."
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Dependent Variable
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A measurable behavior exhibited by the participant.
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What is the effect of (independent variable) on (dependent variable)?
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Nominal Scale
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Categorized based on the name of some physical or psychological quality rather some numerical score.
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Name
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Ordinal Scale
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Requires that you order, or rank, the data from the highest to lowest
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Rank
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Interval Scale
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Measurements indicates not only relative ranks of scores but also the change of difference between the scores.
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Rank and change in Rank
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Ratio Scale
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Measurement of all properties other than scales measure, but also has meaningful zero point. (A point @ which there is a total absence of the variable being measured).
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Meaningful zero
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