Research

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Is an integrated set of principles that explain and predict observed events

Less than fact

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Theory

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An agreed upon statements about what we observe

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Facts

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A testable proposition that describes relationship that may exist between events

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Hypothesis

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Research done natural, real life setting, outside the laboratory

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Field research

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The study of naturally occuring relationships among variables

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Correlational

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Study the seek clues to cause and effect relationship by manipulating one or more factors

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Experimental research

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When 2 variables correlate, any combination of 3 explanations is possible

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Correlation and causations

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Survey procedure in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion

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Random sampling

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How closely the sample represents the population under study matters greatly

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Unrepresentative sample

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Given a representative sample, we must also contend with other source of bias such as the order of the question survey

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Order of questiom

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Precise wording of the questions may also influence answers

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Wording of the questions

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The way a question or an issue is posted

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Framing

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The process of assigning participants to the condition of an experiment such as all person have the same chance of being in a given situation

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Random assignment

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Experimental factors that researchers manipulate

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Independent variables

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The outcome or effect that being measured in an experiment

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Dependent variable

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Repeating a research study, often with different participations in different settings to determing whether the findings could be reproduced

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Replication

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Degree on which the experiment superficially similar to everyday situation

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Mundane realism

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Degree to which experiment absorbs and its involves participants

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Experimental realism

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Are effect by which participants are misinformed or mislead sbout the study

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Deception

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Cues an experiment that tells participants what behavior is expected

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Demand characteristics

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An ethical principle requiring the research participants to be told enough enable them to choose whether they wish to participate or not

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Informed consent

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The post experimental explanation of the study to its participants

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Debriefing