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Pyschology Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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any action that can be directly observed (e.g., walking, talking, crying, or smiling).

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behavior

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a distribution of scores that has two modes.

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bimodal distribution

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an experiment that tests whether a clinical treatment (e.g., a specific form of psychotherapy) is effective.

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clinical outcome study

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a commonly used method for calculating effect size.

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Cohen’s d

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anything that causes confusion in terms of what the results of a study might mean.

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confound

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a variable held constant across all conditions of an experiment so as not to influence its results.

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control variable

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choosing a sample based on convenience

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convenience sampling

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a relationship between two variables.

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correlation

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a measure of how precisely one variable (e.g., X) can be predicted when all that is known is another variable (e.g., X).

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correlation search

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a research design that attempts to determine whether two or more variables are related to each other.

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correlational research

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any aspect of a study that clues participants to how they are expected to think, feel, or behave.

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demand characteristics

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the variable that is measure in an experimental design; hypothesized to be affected by the independent variable.

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dependent variable

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a research design most commonly used in psychology to describe a population of people (or animals depending on the type of research) in terms of a variable.

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descriptive research

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14
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the difference between an individual’s score and the mean

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deviations

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This type of experiment contains two major protections against confounds: (1) a placebo-control experimental condition and (2) procedures that make participants and experimenters “blind” to which experimental condition participants are assigned.

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double-blind placebo-control experiment

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16
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How strongly the experimental manipulation affected the dependent variable in an experiment

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effect size

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17
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How strongly the experimental manipulation affected the dependent variable in an experiment

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experimental condition

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occurs when experimenters’ expectations influence study results

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experimenter bias

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the belief in something regardless of what the objective evidence suggests.

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faith

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a graph showing how many people in a sample reported each possible value of a variable.

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frequency plot

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a factual statement that can be objectively tested.

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hypothesis

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the variable that is manipulated or changed in an experimental design; is hypothesized the change the dependent variable

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independent variable

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changing an independent variable to determine whether doing so causes something to happen to the dependent variable.

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manipulation

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the average score in a set of data

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mean

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mean, median, and mode; measurements that help to describe what is typical.

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measure of central tendency

26
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range and standard deviation; measure how much the scores within a distribution vary from one another

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central

27
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the middle occurring score(s) in a set of data when all scores are placed in order from smallest to greatest.

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median

28
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psychological phenomena that cannot be directly observed (e.g., happiness, sadness, or confusion).

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mental processes

29
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the most commonly occurring score in a data set.

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mode

30
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an analysis that tests how strongly one variable is predicted by two or more other variables simultaneously

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multiple-regression analysis

31
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when one variable decreases as the other variable increases, or conversely, when one variable increases as the other variable decreases.

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negative correlation

32
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when more subjects in a distribution report values above the mean than below it; the “hump” or peak in the distribution is on the right side and the “tail” is pointed toward the left.

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negatively skewed

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a distribution of data that is not significantly skewed, where most scores are near the mean of the sample.

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normal distribution or bell curve

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description of how a variable will be treated or measured in a study.

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operational definition

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a data point (or points) that is much bigger or smaller than the others in a set.

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outlier

36
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not allowing participants to know what experimental condition they are in.

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participant blinding

37
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a number frequently used by psychologists to describe a correlation between two variables; is positive if correlation is positive, and negative if correlation is negative. The strength of the correlation is determined by the size of the number, ignoring the sign.

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Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient

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something given or done to participants that is not expected to affect participants in the same way as the experimental treatment (e.g., a sugar pill versus an experimental depression medication).

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placebo

39
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the common phenomenon where if you think that something will have an effect on you, you actually experience that effect.

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placebo effect

40
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experimental condition in which participants receive a placebo treatment.

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placebo-control condition

41
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when one variable increases as the other variable increases, or conversely, when one variable decreases as the other variable decreases.

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positive correlation

42
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when more subjects in a distribution report values below the mean than above it; the “hump” or peak in the distribution is on the left side and the “tail” is pointed toward the right.

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positively skewed

43
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the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

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Psychology

44
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putting participants into experimental groups in a random fashion.

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Random assignment

45
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selecting a sample from a population at random; ensures that everyone in the population has an equal chance of being in the sample, thus making the sample representative of the population.

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random sampling

46
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the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a sample of data.

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Range

47
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when one study finds the same or similar results as another previously conducted study.

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Replicated

48
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An empirical way of testing a hypothesis (e.g., descriptive, correlational, and experimental).

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Research designs

49
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a representative portion or slice of a population

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Sample

50
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scatterplot a plot that depicts each data point in terms of its values on two variables (e.g., X and Y). Useful way of depicting a correlation between two variables

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scatterplot

51
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a way of learning about the world by formulating testable ideas and then making objective observations (i.e., collect data) to determine which ideas are tenable.

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science

52
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An experiment that includes only the placebo-control condition and participant blinding; vulnerable to experimenter bias.

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single - blind placebo - control experiment

53
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this describes a correlation that occurs only because both variables are being similarly influenced by a third variable.

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spurious

54
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a measure of variability; the square root of the variance.

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Standard deviation

55
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characteristics and experiences that participants bring with them to experiments (i.e., they are preexisting).

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Subject factors

56
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a scientific explanation of a phenomenon; should contain statements that (1) have already been tested and verified by previous research or (2) are able to be tested for accuracy in future research

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theory

57
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Occurs when a variable that is not being studied causes similar change to two variables being studies. This creates what is called a spurious correlation between the two variables (i.e., they are correlated only because they are both being similarly affected by another variable).

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third variable explanation

58
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experimental condition in which participants receive whatever experimental treatment is being tested.

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treatment condition

59
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anything that can differ in value.

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Variable

60
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a measure of variability; calculated by dividing the sum of squared deviations by the number of scores in a data set minus one.

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variance

61
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when two variables are not related to each other.

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Zero correlation

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