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tentative and testable explanation of the relationship between two or more variables

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Hypothesis

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characteristic or property that varies in amount or kind, and can be measured

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Variable

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state how the researcher will measure the variables

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Operational definitions

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Independent variable

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variable whose effect is being studied and the variable that the experimenter manipulates

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Dependent variable

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the response that is expected to vary with differences in the independent variable

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Correlational study

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IV is not manipulated

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Naturalistic observation

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researcher does not intervene; measures behavior as it naturally occurs

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Quasi-experiment

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IV manipulated but subjects not randomly assigned to groups

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True experiment

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IV manipulated and subjects randomly assigned to groups

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the group to which the researcher wishes to generalize their results

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Population

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subset of the population

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Sample

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Random selection

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each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample

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Stratified random sampling

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each subgroup of the population is randomly sampled in proportion to its size

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Representative sample

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the sample matches as many characteristics as possible of the population as a whole

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each subject is exposed to only one level of each independent variable

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Between-sample design

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match subjects on the basis of the variable that they want to control

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Matched-subjects design

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using the same subjects in both groups

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Within-subjects (repeated-measures) design

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all subjects will experience both levels, just in different orders

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Counterbalancing

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Confounding variables

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unintended independent variables that could differently affect the dependent variable

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treating both groups equally in all respects except for one variable

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Control group design

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control group is not necessarily similar to the experimental group since the researcher doesn’t use random assignment

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Nonequivalent-group design

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due to their expectations, the experimenter might inadvertently treat groups of subjects differently

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Experimenter bias

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neither the researcher who interacts with the subjects nor the subjects themselves know which groups received the IV or which level of the IV

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Double-blinding

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Demand characteristics

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any cues that suggest to subjects what the researcher expects from them

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Hawthorne effect

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tendency of people to behave differently if they know that they are being observed

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External validity

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how generalizable the results are

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Descriptive Statistics

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Organizing, describing, quantifying, and summarizing a collection of actual observations

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Frequency Distributions

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Graphic representation of how often each value occurs

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value of the most frequent observation in a set of scores

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Mode

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two values are tied for being the most frequently occurring observation

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Bimodal

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middle value when observations are ordered from least to greatest, or from greatest to least

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Median

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arithmetic average

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Mean

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Outliers

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extreme scores; mean is most sensitive

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Range

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smallest number in the distribution subtracted from the largest number

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Standard deviation

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typical distance of scores from the mean

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Variance

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square of the SD and is a description of how much each score varies from the mean

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tells us the percentage of scores that fall at or below that particular score

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Percentile

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indicates the number of standard deviations a score is away from the mean

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z-Score

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Normal distribution

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about 68 percent of scores fall within 1 SD of the mean; about 96 percent of scores fall within 2 SD of the mean

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t-Scores

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distribution has a mean of 50 and a SD of 10

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Correlation Coefficients

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Measure to what extent, if any, two variables are related

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change in value of one variable tends to be associated with a change in the same direction of the value of the other variable

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Positive correlation

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a change in value of one variable tends to be associated with a change in the opposite direction of the other variable

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Negative correlation

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graphical representation of correlational data

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Scatterplot

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attempts to account for the interrelationships found among various variables by seeing how groups of variables “hang together”

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Factor analysis

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Inferential Statistics

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Use a relatively small batch of actual observations to make conclusions about the entire population of interest

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Draw conclusions about population based upon research conducted on samples

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Significance Testing

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mistakenly reject the null hypothesis

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Type I error

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accept the null hypothesis when it is, in fact, false

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Type II error

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Beta

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probability of making a Type II error

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t-Tests

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used to compare the means of two groups

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ANOVA

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estimate how much group means differ from each other by comparing the between-groups variance to the within-group variance using a ratio (F ratio)

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Factorial design

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each level of a given IV occurs with each level of the other IV

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Interaction

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when the effects of one IV are not consistent for all levels of the other IV

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Chi-square test

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used when individual observations are names or categories

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Meta-Analysis

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Used to make conclusions on the basis of data from different studies

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assessing an individual’s performance in terms of how that individual performs in comparison to others

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Norm-referenced testing

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concerned with the question of what the test taker knows about a specified content domain

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Domain-referenced (criterion-referenced) testing

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Consistency with which a test measures whatever it is that the test measures

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Reliability

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Test-retest method

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same test is administered to the same group of people twice

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Alternate-form method

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examinees are given two different forms of a test that are taken at two different times

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Split-half reliability

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test takers take only one test that is divided into equal halves

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Extent to which a test actually measures what it purports to measure

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Validity

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test’s coverage of the particular skill or knowledge area that it is supposed to measure

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Content validity

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whether or not the test items appear to measure what they are supposed to measure

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Face validity

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how well the test can predict an individual’s performance on an established test of the same skill or knowledge area

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Criterion validity

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when a test is used to predict future performance

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Predictive validity

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when a test is given at the same time as the criterion measure

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Concurrent validity

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testing the criterion validity of a test on a second sample, after you demonstrated validity using an initial sample

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Cross validation

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how well performance on the test fits into the theoretical framework related to what it is you want the test to measure

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Construct validity

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performance on the test is not correlated with other variables that the theory predicts that test performance should not be related to

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Discriminant validity

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Nominal (categorical) scale

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labels observations so that observations can be categorized

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Ordinal scale

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observations are ranked in terms of size or magnitude

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Interval scale

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actual numbers

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Ratio scale

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there is a true zero point that indicates the total absence of the quantity being measured

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Aptitude tests

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used to predict what one can accomplish through training; predict future performance

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Achievement tests

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attempt to assess what one knows or can do now

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Adaptive test

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computerized achievement test that adapts to the test taker’s ability by assessing the accuracy of previously answered questions

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how far away a person’s score is from the average score for the particular age group the subject is a member of

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Deviation IQ

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self-rating device usually consisting of somewhere between 100-500 statements where there is a limited number of ways to respond; MMPI

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Personality inventory

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test taker is presented with stimuli and asked to interpret what they see; Rorschach, TAT

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Projective tests

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Barnum effect

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tendency of people to accept and approve of the interpretation of their personality that you give them