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| 6643574950 | basic research | scientific investigations intended to expand the knowledge base | 0 | |
| 6643574951 | applied research | scientific investigations intended to solve practical problems | 1 | |
| 6643574952 | case study | scientific investigation in which a single subject is studied in great detail | 2 | |
| 6643574953 | control group | subjects in an experiment who do not receive application of the independent variable but are measured nonetheless for the dependent variable | 3 | |
| 6643574954 | correlation | the degree of relationship between two variables | 4 | |
| 6643574955 | correlation coefficient | a positive one near 1.0 indicates two variable are positively related; a negative number indicates a negative relationship; zero indicates no relationship | 5 | |
| 6643574956 | cross-sectional | type of study that measures a variable across several age groups at the same time | 6 | |
| 6643574957 | debriefing | giving participants in a research study a complete explanation of the study after the study is completed | 7 | |
| 6643574958 | dependent variable | the variable that the experimenter measures at the end of the experiment | 8 | |
| 6643574959 | double blind | this term describes an experiment in which neither the subjects nor the experimenter knows whether a subject is a member of the experimental group or the control group | 9 | |
| 6643574960 | experiment | form of scientific investigation in which one variable is tested to determine its effect on another | 10 | |
| 6643574961 | experimental group | subjects in an experiment to whom the independent variable is administered | 11 | |
| 6643574962 | false consensus | a belief that others share the same opinion about something, when actually most don't | 12 | |
| 6643574963 | hindsight bias | the tendency, after an event occurs, to overestimate the likelihood that an event could have been predicted | 13 | |
| 6643574964 | independent | type of variable manipulated by the experimenter | 14 | |
| 6643574965 | informed consent | agreement to participate in psychology research, after being appraised of the dangers and benefits of the research | 15 | |
| 6643574966 | longitudinal | describes research that measures a trait in a particular group of subjects over a long period of time | 16 | |
| 6643574967 | mean | numerical average of a set of numbers | 17 | |
| 6643574968 | median | the middle one of a set of numbers | 18 | |
| 6643574969 | mode | the most commonly occurring term in a batch of data | 19 | |
| 6643574970 | naturalistic observation | term refers to observations made of individual's behavior in an everyday life setting | 20 | |
| 6643574971 | normal distribution | describes a symmetrical, bell shaped curve that shows the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes | 21 | |
| 6643574972 | operational definition | a description of an experimental variable in such a way that the variable can be defined and measured | 22 | |
| 6643574973 | population | all of the individuals from which subjects for an experiment may be drawn | 23 | |
| 6643574974 | random assignment | term that describes assignment in which all subjects have an equal chance of being assigned to the control group or to the experimental group | 24 | |
| 6643574975 | scatterplot | name for a graph of data points in a two variable correlation | 25 | |
| 6643574976 | standard deviation | a computation of how much scores vary around a mean, how spread out or clustered the results are | 26 | |
| 6643574977 | theory | this organizes data and is used to make predictions | 27 | |
| 6643574978 | hypothesis | a prediction of the outcome of a study based on accumulated knowledge, a statement that attempts to predict or account for a set of phenomena | 28 | |
| 6643574979 | survey | questioning of a large group of people | 29 | |
| 6643574980 | validity | what is being tested is tested | 30 | |
| 6643574981 | reliability | consistency in the results of study | 31 | |
| 6643574982 | experimenter bias | in a study, the experimenter influences the results through their behavior | 32 | |
| 6643574983 | participant bias | in a study, the subjects beliefs alter the studies results | 33 | |
| 6643574984 | hawthorne effect | peoples behavior changes when they know they know they are being watched | 34 | |
| 6643574985 | placebo | do to a belief that something will happen, it does happen | 35 | |
| 6643574986 | confirmation bias | the tendency to look for information that supports one owns belief | 36 | |
| 6643574987 | projective test | assessment that is designed to measure unconscious beliefs. An example would be a IAT test. ie- race bias | 37 | |
| 6643574988 | psychological test | designed to measure such things as personality traits, emotional states or aptitudes | 38 | |
| 6643574989 | Standardization | having uniform procedures to administer and score a test | 39 | |
| 6643574990 | principle of falsifiability | the hypothesis must be written in a manner in which it can be proven or disproven | 40 | |
| 6643574991 | test norm | an established standard of performance on a test | 41 | |
| 6643574992 | positive correlation | the variables are both moving in the same direction | 42 | |
| 6643574993 | negative correlation | the variables are both moving in opposite directions | 43 | |
| 6643574994 | experimentation | the only way to prove causation, using a control and experimental group with independent and dependent variables | 44 | |
| 6643574995 | single blind study | the experimenter knows which group is being subjected to the treatment (independent variable) | 45 | |
| 6643574996 | double blind study | neither the experimenter or the subjects know which group is being subjected to the treatment | 46 | |
| 6643574997 | coefficient of correlation | demonstrates the size and relationship between the two variables (+1.0 to -1.0) | 47 |
