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14 Cards in this Set
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case studies
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find specific case and take notes
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correlational studies
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descriptive study that looks for a consistent relationship between two phenomena
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naturalistic obersvation
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go to actual scene & observe in natural environment
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laboratory
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put in lab; ruins naturalistic aspect b/c not in natural environment
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norms
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standard range of scores; est. standard of performance
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reliability
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consistency of scores
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validity
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testing certain criteria
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representative sample
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measure of who can take the survey
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correlation
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statistical measure of how strongly two variables are related to one another
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correlational coefficients
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range from 0.0-1.0
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experiment
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controlled test of a hypothesis in which the researcher manipulates one variable to discover its effect on another
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placebo
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inactive substance or fake treatment
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cross sectional studies
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subjects of diff ages are compared at a single time; problem=confounding variable
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longitudinal studies
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subjects are periodically assessed over a period of time
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