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36 Cards in this Set
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EMPIRICISM
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USE OF OJECTIVE OBSERVATIONS TO ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT THE NATURE OF OF BEHAVIOR
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APPLIED RESEARCH
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CONDUCTED TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN WHICH THERE ARE PRACTICAL PROBLEMS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS
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BASIC RESEARCH
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TRIES TO ANSWER THE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF BEHAVIOR
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TEMPORAL PRECEDENCE
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PART OF CAUSAL INFERENCE, THE CAUSE PRECEDES THE EFFECT IN A TIME SEQUENCE
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GOALS OF SCIENCE
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TO DESCRIBE BEHAVIOR
TO PREDICT BEHAVIOR TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF BEHAVIOR TO UNDERSTAND OR EXPLAIN BEHAVIOR |
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HYPOTHESIS
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A STATEMENT MAKES AN ASSERTION ABOUT WHAT IS TRUE IN A PARTICULAR SITUATION.
A STATEMENT ASSERTING THAT TWO OR MORE VARIABLES ARE RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER |
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FALSIFIABLE
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CAN GET DISCONFIRMING EVIDENCE
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ABSTRACT
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BRIEF SUMMARY OF ARTICLE OR RESEARCH REPORT
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PARSIMONIOUS
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AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE
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TESTABLE
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CAN BE OBSERVED
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AUTONOMY
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PRINCIPLE THAT INDIVIDUALS IN RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ARE CAPABLE OF MAKING A DECISION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO PARTICIPATE
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BENEFICENCE
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PRINCIPLE THAT RESEARCH SHOULD HAVE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS WHILE MINIMIZING ANY HARMFUL EFFECTS
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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ANONYMITY OF INFORMATION,KEEPING INFORMATION SECURE FROM OTHERS IN A VOW OF CONFIDENCE
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PLAGIARISM
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PRESENTATION OF DATA OR ANOTHER'S WORK AS ONE'S OWN
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IRB
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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD, AN ETHICS REVIEW COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW RESEARCH PROPOSALS
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INFORMED CONSENT
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THE PRINCIPLE THAT PARTICIPANTS IN AN EXPERIMENT BE INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE RESEARCH THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE THIER DECISION TO PARTICIPATE
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CONFOUNDING VARIABLES
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A VARIABLE THAT IS NOT CONTROLLED IN A RESEARCH INVESTIGATION
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DEPENDENT VARIABLE
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THE VARIABLE THAT IS THE SUBJECT'S RESPONSE TO AND DEPENDENT ON, THE LEVEL OF THE MANIPULATED INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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INTERNAL VALIDITY
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THE CERTAINTY WITH WHICH RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANIPULATION OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE RATHER THAT TO SOME OTHER CONFOUNDNG VARIABLE
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OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
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DEFINITION OF A CONCEPT THAT SPECIFIES THE OPERATION USED TO MEASURE OR MANIPULATE THE CONCEPT
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AUTONOMY
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PRINCIPLE THAT INDIVIDUALS IN RESEARCH INVESTIGATIONS ARE CAPABLE OF MAKING A DECISION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO PARTICIPATE
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BENEFICENCE
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PRINCIPLE THAT RESEARCH SHOULD HAVE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS WHILE MINIMIZING ANY HARMFUL EFFECTS
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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ANONYMITY OF INFORMATION,KEEPING INFORMATION SECURE FROM OTHERS IN A VOW OF CONFIDENCE
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PLAGIARISM
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PRESENTATION OF DATA OR ANOTHER'S WORK AS ONE'S OWN
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IRB
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INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD, AN ETHICS REVIEW COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW RESEARCH PROPOSALS
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INFORMED CONSENT
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THE PRINCIPLE THAT PARTICIPANTS IN AN EXPERIMENT BE INFORMED IN ADVANCE OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE RESEARCH THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE THIER DECISION TO PARTICIPATE
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CONFOUNDING VARIABLES
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A VARIABLE THAT IS NOT CONTROLLED IN A RESEARCH INVESTIGATION
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DEPENDENT VARIABLE
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THE VARIABLE THAT IS THE SUBJECT'S RESPONSE TO AND DEPENDENT ON, THE LEVEL OF THE MANIPULATED INDEPENDENT VARIABLE
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INTERNAL VALIDITY
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THE CERTAINTY WITH WHICH RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANIPULATION OF THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE RATHER THAT TO SOME OTHER CONFOUNDNG VARIABLE
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OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
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DEFINITION OF A CONCEPT THAT SPECIFIES THE OPERATION USED TO MEASURE OR MANIPULATE THE CONCEPT
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EXTERNAL VALIDITY
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THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT MAY BE GENERALIZED
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MEDIATING VARIABLE
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PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT MEDIATE THE EFFECTS OF A SITUATIONAL VARIABLE ON A PARTICULAR RESPONSE
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EXTERNAL VALIDITY
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THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT MAY BE GENERALIZED
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MEDIATING VARIABLE
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PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT MEDIATE THE EFFECTS OF A SITUATIONAL VARIABLE ON A PARTICULAR RESPONSE
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EXTERNAL VALIDITY
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THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENT MAY BE GENERALIZED
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MEDIATING VARIABLE
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PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES THAT MEDIATE THE EFFECTS OF A SITUATIONAL VARIABLE ON A PARTICULAR RESPONSE
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