Psych Ch. 2

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structured sets of questions or statements given to a group of people to meansure their attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavioral tendencies

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surveys

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a statistical measure of the direction and strength of the linear relationship between two variables, which can range from -1.00 to +1.00

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correlation coefficient (r)

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research designed to test cause-effect relationships between variables

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experimental research

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the experimental variable that the researcher manipulates

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independent variable

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the experimental variable that is measured because it is believed to depend on the manipulated changes in the independent variable

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dependent variable

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the condition in an experiment where participants are exposed to different levels of the independent variable

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experimental condition

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placement of research participants into experimental conditions in a manner that guarantees that all have an equal chance of being exposed to each level of the independent variable

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random assignment

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the condition in an experiment where participants are not exposed to the independent variable

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control condition

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assumptions or naive belief systems people make about which personality traits go together

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implicit personality theory

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the tendencey, one an event has occurred, to overestimat eour ability to have foreseen the outcome

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hindsight bias

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a set of procedures used in science to gather, analyze, and interpret information in a way that minimizes error and leads to dependable generalizations

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scientific method

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a group of subjects who are selected to participate in a research study

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sample

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all of the members of an identifiable group from which a sample is drawn

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population

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the process of deciding what to believe and how to act based on a careful evaluatio nof the evidence

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critical thinking

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an orgainzed system of ideas that seeks to explain why two or more events are realted

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theory

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specific propositions or expectations about the nature of things derived from a theory

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hypothesis

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numbers that summarize and describe the behavior or characteristics of a particular sample of participants in a study

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descriptive statistics

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mathematical analyses that move beyond mere description of research data to make inferences about the larger population from which the sample was drawn

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inferential statistics

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the use of statistical techniques to sum up a body of similar studies in order to objectively estimate the reliability and overall size of the effect

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meta-analysis

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a descriptive scientific method that investigates behavior in tis natural environment

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naturalistic observation

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a descriptive scientific method where a group is studied from within by a researcher who records beharvior as it occorus in its natural environment

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participant observation

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a descriptive scientific method involving an in-depth analysis of a single subject, usually a person.

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case study