Pregunta | Respuesta |
Ethical Principles for Animal Research | Provide humane living conditions for animals. |
Standard Deviation | shows how far scores vary from the average score.. |
68-95-99.7 Rule | 68% of all scores fall within one standard deviation of the average. |
Normal Distribution | forms a bell-shaped or symmetrical curve. |
Mode | the number occurring the "most" |
Median | the "middle" score. |
Mean | the average; sum. |
Operational Definitions; | statement of your procedures. |
Dependent Variable | depends on the independent variable. |
Random Assignment | Assigning participants to experimental groups. |
Cross-Sectional study | compares individuals at various ages. |
Longitudinal Study | studies a single individual or a group over an extended time. |
Zero Correlation | NO relationship between 2 variables. |
Negative Correlation | 2 variables move in opposite directions. |
Positive COrrelation | 2 variables move in the same direction. |
Correlation Coefficient | indicates the strength and direction of the relationship between 2 variables. |
Correlation Studies | measure a relationship between variables. |
Participant Bias | tendency to respond in a certain way. |
Researcher Bias | tendency for researchers to look for evidence that supports hypothesis. |
Surveys | uses questionnaires or interviews. |
Reliability | Consistency or Repeatability of results. |
Random Selection | choosing of members of a population so that every individual has an equal chance of being chosen for a sample. |
Random Assignment | an experiment into groups so that every individual has an equal chance of being put in any group. |
Population. | all of the individuals in the group. |
Placebo | Physical treatment given to the control group that resembles the treatment given to the experimental group. |
Normal DIstribution | Represented by a normal curve |
Naturalistic Observations | Observing and recording behavior naturally |
Inferential Statistics | Statistics used to determine data and draw conclusions. |
Hypothesis | prediction of how 2 or more factors were likely to be related. |
Experimental Group | Group that you experiment on; |
Experiment | ,method that can establish cause and effect between IV & DV |
Ethical Guidelines for Human Research | Informed Consent Voluntary Participation Debriefing COnfidentiality. |
Descriptive Statistics | Numbers that summarize a set of research data. |
Confounding Variables | Factors that causes differences between the experimental group. |
Central Tendancy | Describes average of a distribution. |
Case Studies | one person is studied in depth , revealing universal principles. |
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