Psych stats

Question 1

Moderating variable

Answer 1

affects the strength of relationship between IV and DV

(strength, strong, o, moderating)

Question 2

Mediating variable

Answer 2

explains WHY two things are related
- IV causes

(mediating, e, explains)
i’m the mediator, I explain moms and anis side of things

Question 3

Confounding variable

Answer 3

hypothetical or third variable not taken into account during analysis that can affect the study

• IV does not cause the confounding variable

Question 4

Validity

Answer 4

• bulls eye
• extent to which a measure reflects the phenomenon being studied

(I’m valid, I have a point [vs. if i’m reliable, that means i’m consistent])

Question 5

Reliability

Answer 5

consistency in results

Question 6

Confirmation Bias

Answer 6

actively seek out only confirming facts

Question 7

Belief Perseverance

Answer 7

ignore/rationalize disconfirming facts

• my belief will persevere over conflicting information I’m told

Question 8

Hawthorne Effect

Answer 8

individual participant changes their behavior because they are aware of being observed

Question 9

Thomas Theorem

Answer 9

“if you think it’s the case, it is the case”

Question 10

Dependency Ratio

Answer 10

ratio of people who can’t work (too young/too old) to the number of people who can work

- high the ratio -> more dependent people there are

Question 11

Hindsight Bias

Answer 11

“knew it all along” effect
the inclination that after an event has occurred, to see the event as having been predictable, despite there having been little or no objective basis for predicting it