Operational Definitions, Correlation, & Basic Experiments

Question 1

operational defenition

Answer 1

a concrete way to mesure an abstract concept

Question 2

Operational Defenitions

Answer 2

-participant variables
-situational variables
-response variables

Question 3

participant variables

Answer 3

characteristics that individuals bring with them
(can be measured , not manipulated

Question 4

situational variables

Answer 4

characteristics of the situation or enviroment

can be measured and manipulated

Question 5

response variable

Answer 5

Response - can be measured only
-performance on tasks
-reaction time
-physiology
-self-report

Behaviour-can be measured only
-helping others
-tipping in restaurants
-donating money
-smiling

Question 6

variables

Answer 6

any event, situation or characteristic that varies (isnt constant)

Question 7

confounding verible

Answer 7

any virable that we are not interested in,that is interwined with our varible of interest
-may impact the interpretation of pur result

• varibles that are used to measure interest but can have other explanations