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Population

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The entire group to which a law of nature applies

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Sample

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A subset of a population intended to represent the population

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Representative sample

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Accurately represents the characteristics and behaviors of individuals in the population

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Random sampling

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Selecting a sample which each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected

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Hypothetical construct

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An abstract concept used to summarize and describe behaviors that share certain attributes

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Contracts are intentionally general why?

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So that they may be examined from many different perspectives

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Variable

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Any measurable aspect of a behavior or influence on a behavior that may change

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How do we examine an aspect of a hypothetical construct?

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By selecting a specific variable to measure

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Quantitative variable

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The score indicates the amount of the variable

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Qualitative variable

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Indicates a quality or category

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Operational definition

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Defines a variable by the specific operations used to measure it

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How is each variable in the study defined?

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In the terms of the procedure used to measure it

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Relationship

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When a change in one variable is accompanied by a consistent change in another variable

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Strength of a relationship

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The extent to which one value of Y is consistently associated with one value of X

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Two reasons relationships are not perfectly consistent

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External influences and individual differences

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Individual differences

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No two individuals are identical, which may influence behavior in any given situation

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In research, what parts of the relationship are we concerned with?

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The strength and existence.

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What is the given variable?

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X

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What is the other variable?

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Y

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The scores on Y change as a what to X?

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A function

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Data point

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Dot on a graph

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Descriptive statistics

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Procedures for organizing and summarizing scores so that we can describe and communicate the important characteristics of the data

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Purposes of Descriptive statistics

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Tell if there is a relationship, summarize scores and describe the data, and predict behavior

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Inferential statistics

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To infer the description applicable to everyone in the population based on the sample data; Procedures for deciding if the sample data represents the population. If the sample is believable

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Does a sample always accurately represent a population?

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No

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Generalize

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Apply conclusions to other individuals or situations

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Two ways we generalize

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The relationship in the sample to the population, and variables in the population to the relationship between broader hypothetical constructs

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Experiment

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Actively changes or manipulates one variable and measures the resulting behavior

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Independent variable

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Directly changed

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Confederates

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People enlisted to act as other participant or accidental passerby’s

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Condition/level/treatment

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A specific amount or category of the independent variable that the researcher selects to create the situation under which the participants are observed

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Independent variable:Conditions

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Entire causal variable of interest: specific amounts/ categories of the variable

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Control group

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Measured for the dependent variable but receives no independent variable or treatment

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Experimental group

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Receives a nonzero amount of the independent variable

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True experiment

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The independent variable is controlled by the researcher

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True independent variable

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Controlled by the researcher

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Random assignment

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Condition of independent variable is determined by chance

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Quasi-independent variable

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Variables which cannot be manipulated

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Quasi-experiment

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Not what the researcher does to the participant, but the participant is assigned to a particular condition because ethic already qualify for it

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Dependent variable

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Reflects some aspect of the participants or their behavior

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Reaction time

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Amount of time the participant takes to respond

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Forced-choice procedure

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Participants select form a limited set of choices

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Sorting task

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Indicate similarities or differences by sorting the stimuli into different groups

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Self-reports

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Asked to describe their feelings, beliefs, or attitudes

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Likert-type questions

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Rate a series of statements

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Intervening variables

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Influenced by the independent variable, which in turn influences the dependent variable

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Descriptive design

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Simply observe behaviors or relationships so that we may describe them

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Correlation design

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Passively measure scores on at least two variable and determine whether the scores form the predicted relationship