Ch1; Correlations & Experiments

Question 1

Anything that can change

Answer 1

Variables

Question 2

Variables

Answer 2

Anything that can change

Question 3

A variable measured with numbers

Answer 3

Quantitative variable

Question 4

Quantitative variable

Answer 4

A variable measured with numbers

Question 5

A variable described with categories/ qualities

Answer 5

Qualitative variable

Question 6

Qualitative variable

Answer 6

A variable described with categories/ qualities

Question 7

Looks at relationships between two variables (but no cause-effect)

Answer 7

Correlational method

Question 8

Correlational method

Answer 8

Looks at relationships between two variables (but no cause-effect)

Question 9

A graph showing the relationship between two variables

Answer 9

Scatterplot

Question 10

Scatterplot

Answer 10

A graph showing the relationship between two variables

Question 11

Number showing strength and direction of a correlations (-1 or +1)

Answer 11

Correlation coefficient (r)

Question 12

Correlation coefficient (r)

Answer 12

Number showing strength and direction of a correlations (-1 or +1)

Question 13

Both go up or down together

Answer 13

Positive correlation

Question 14

Positive correlation

Answer 14

Both go up or down together

Question 15

One goes up the other goes down

Answer 15

Negative correlation

Question 16

Negative correlation

Answer 16

One goes up the other goes down

Question 17

No relationship at all

Answer 17

No correlation

Question 18

No correlation

Answer 18

No relationship at all

Question 19

Thinking two things are related when they aren’t

Answer 19

Illusory correlation

Question 20

Illusory correlation

Answer 20

Thinking two things are related when they aren’t

Question 21

Just because two things related doesn’t mean one cause the other

Answer 21

Correlation vs causation

Question 22

Correlation vs causation

Answer 22

Just because two things related doesn’t mean one cause the other

Question 23

The only method that proves cause and effect.

Answer 23

Experiments

Question 24

Experiment

Answer 24

The only method that proves cause and effect.

Question 25

The condition you apply to participate

Answer 25

Treatment

Question 26

Treatment

Answer 26

The condition you apply to participate

Question 27

What YOU change

Answer 27

Independent variable (IV)

Question 28

Independent variable (IV)

Answer 28

What YOU change

Question 29

What you measure

Answer 29

Dependent variable (DV)

Question 30

Dependent variable (DV)

Answer 30

What you measure

Question 31

Gets the treatment

Answer 31

Experimental group

Question 32

Experimental group

Answer 32

Gets the treatment

Question 33

Does not get the treatment

Answer 33

The control group

Question 34

Control group

Answer 34

Does not get the treatment

Question 35

Randomly selecting people from the population

Answer 35

Random assignment

Question 36

Random assignment

Answer 36

Randomly selecting people from the population

Question 37

Random selecting people from the population

Answer 37

Random sampling

Question 38

Random sampling

Answer 38

Random selecting people from the population

Question 39

Experiment without true random assignment. Almost an experiment but not quite because the the researcher cannot randomly assignment people to group

Answer 39

Quasi-experimental research

Question 40

Quasi-experimental research

Answer 40

Experiment without true random assignment. Almost an experiment but not quite because the the researcher cannot randomly assignment people to group

Question 41

Extra variables that mess up results

Answer 41

Confounding variables

Question 42

Confounding variables

Answer 42

Extra variables that mess up results

Question 43

Can’t tell which variable cause the which

Answer 43

Directory variables

Question 44

Directory variables

Answer 44

Can’t tell which variable cause the which

Question 45

Some unknown factor caused both variables

Answer 45

Third variable problem

Question 46

Third variable problem

Answer 46

Some unknown factor caused both variables

Question 47

Researcher unintentionally influences results

Answer 47

Experimenter bias

Question 48

Experimenter bias

Answer 48

Researcher unintentionally influences results

Question 49

People act differently because they think they got treatment

Answer 49

Placebo effect

Question 50

Placebo effect

Answer 50

People act differently because they think they got treatment

Question 51

Participants don’t know which group they’re in

Answer 51

Single blind procedure

Question 52

Single blind procedure

Answer 52

Participants don’t know which group they’re in

Question 53

Neither participants nor researchers know who’s in which group

Answer 53

Double blind procedure

Question 54

Neither blind procedure

Answer 54

Neither participants nor researchers know who’s in which group

Question 55

How accurate and trustworthy the experiment is

Answer 55

Experimental validity

Question 56

Experimental validity

Answer 56

How accurate and trustworthy the experiment is

Question 57

Five main research methods

Answer 57

Case study, naturalistic observation, survey, Correlational, experimental

Question 58

Case study, naturalistic observation, survey, Correlational, experimental

Answer 58

Five main research methods

Question 59

Combining many studies to find overall results

Answer 59

Meta-analysis

Question 60

Meta-analysis

Answer 60

Combining many studies to find overall results