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Psychology Unit 2

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show variable that is being measured in an experiment  
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show the characteristic of a psychology experiment that is manipulated or changed  
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Case Study   show
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Generalizability   show
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show a hypothesis being tested  
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show manipulating one variable to see if it'll change another variable (control group and random assignment)  
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Control Groups   show
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show testable prediction between variables  
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show observing subjects in their natural enviroment  
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Survey   show
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Theory   show
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show relationship between two variables, statistical  
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Operational Definition   show
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Experimental Group   show
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show determines if there is a relationship between variables  
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Random Assignment   show
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Mean   show
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Median   show
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Mode   show
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Normal Distribution   show
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Double Blind Study   show
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show selecting a representative group from the population for a study  
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show scores around the mean of a distribution  
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show probability of some result from a statistical test occurring by chance  
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show random sample in which members of the population are first divided into strata, then are randomly selected to be a part of the sample  
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Outliers   show
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show the consistency of a research study or measuring test  
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Correlation Coefficients   show
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show tendency to search for information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs  
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Negative Correlation   show
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APA ethical guidelines   show
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show the tendency of some people to work harder and perform better when they are participants in an experiment  
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Positive skew   show
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Random Sample   show
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show the total group of individuals from which the sample might be drawn  
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show representations of the relationships between two variables  
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show method used to describe variability among observed variables in terms of a potentially lower number of unobserved variables called factors  
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Standardization   show
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show a test's ability to measure what it is supposed to measure  
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Variance   show
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Percentile Rank   show
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