Psych Chapter 1.2

Question 0

double-blind procedure

Answer 0

a procedure in which neither the participant of the study nor the researcher conducting it is told whether they are receiving/observing a placebo

Question 1

experiment

Answer 1

enables a researcher to focus on the possible effects of one or more factors by manipulating factors of interest and holding constant other factors

Question 2

placebo effect

Answer 2

the phenomenon of people simply believing they are receiving treatment which leads to reduction in pain, depression, and anxiety

Question 3

experimental condition

Answer 3

the half of a double blind procedure in which the patient receives the actual treatment

Question 4

control condition

Answer 4

the half of a double-blind procedure in which a patient is given a placebo

Question 5

random assignment

Answer 5

the assignment of people in a double-blind procedure to either the experimental or control factor, all completely by chance to ensure the groups are virtually identical

Question 6

independent variable

Answer 6

the variable that is manipulated without regard to outside factors

Question 7

dependent variable

Answer 7

the variable whose results can change depending on what happens during an experiment

Question 8

mode

Answer 8

a measure of central tendency; the most frequently occurring score

Question 9

mean

Answer 9

a measure of central tendency; the arithmetic average of the scores

Question 10

median

Answer 10

a measure of central tendency; the midpoint or 50th percentile score

Question 11

range

Answer 11

the gap between the highest and lowest scores

Question 12

standard deviation

Answer 12

a measure of how much scores deviate from one another

Question 13

statistical significance

Answer 13

when sample averages are reliable and the difference between them is relatively large, then the difference has this

Question 14

culture

Answer 14

shared ideas or behaviors that one generation passes on to the next