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Question 1

A group in an experiment whose levels on the independent variable differ from those of the treatment group in some intended and meaningful way

Answer 1

Comparison group

Question 2

An actor who is directed by the researcher to play a specific role in a research study

Answer 2

A confederate

Question 3

Confirmatory hypothesis testing

Answer 3

Tendency to ask only the questions that will lead to the expected answer

Question 4

A potential alternative explanation for a research finding. A threat to internal validity.

Answer 4

Confounds

Question 5

A scholarly journal article that reports for the first time the results of a research study

Answer 5

Empirical journal article

Question 6

The tendency to rely predominantly on evidence that easily comes to mind rather than use all possible evidence in evaluating some conclusion

Answer 6

Pop-up principle

Question 7

Tendency to rely on what is present and ignore what is absent when evaluating the evidence for a conclusion

Answer 7

Present/present bias

Question 8

A description of the emperical method, stating that science is intended to explain a certain proportion of the possible cases

Answer 8

Probibalistic

Question 9

An article summarizing all the studies that have been done in one research area

Answer 9

Review journal article