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Manipulation:
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2.
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- Actively changing the value of one variable to determine if there is a causal relationship between two variables.
- Looking to see if there are synchronized, to determine a correlation.
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Manipulation: Independent variable:
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Variable that is manipulated (actively changed).
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Manipulation: Dependent variable:
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Variable that is being measured.
Values depend on the participants.
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Sampling:
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A partial collection from a population.
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Sampling: Random Assignment:
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Randomly assigning participants to a condition.
No need to worry about the third-variable problem - can fail though.
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Sampling: Random sampling:
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A technique for selecting participants so the sample is representative of the population.
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Sampling: WEIRD
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Westen Educated Industrialized Rich Democratic
PSYC 101
flashcards
Decks in class (30)
# Cards
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Chapter 1: Psychology Ideas and More33
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Chapter 2: Scientific Method12
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Chapter 2: To Study Something You Need To:5
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Chapter 2: Common Research Designs4
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Chapter 2: Expectations and Bias5
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Chapter 2: Ways of Displaying and Interpreting Data to Understanding the Meaning of the Data:18
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Chapter 2: Correlation10
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Chapter 2: Kinds of Experiments3
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Chapter 2: Key Elements of an Experiment7
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Chapter 2: Advances in Human Research Ethics0
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Chapter 2: Rights as a Participants in Research6
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Chapter 2: Principles of Animal Research3
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Chapter 2: Replications in Psychology4
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Chapter 3: Neurons18
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Chapter 3: Electrochemical Actions of Neurons12
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Chapter 3: Postsynaptic Effect3
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Chapter 3: Drugs and Neurotransmitters12
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Chapter 3: The Nervous System11
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Chapter 3: Spinal Cord2
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Chapter 3: Endocrine System5
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Chapter 3: Structure of the Human Brain: Hindbrain5
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Chapter 3: Structure of the Human Brain: Midbrain3
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Chapter 3: Structure of the Human Brain: Forebrain23
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Chapter 3: Genes, Epigenetics, and the Environment18
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Chapter 3: Investigating the Brain7
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Chapter 3: Neuroimaging17
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Chapter 4: Sensation and Perception16
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Chapter 4: Vision31
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Chapter 5: Consciousness69
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Chapter 9: Language and Thought46
