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AP Psych cards for Methods

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Hindsight Bias   show
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show Research that has clear, practical applications and is used to solve practical problems.  
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Basic Research   show
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Hypothesis   show
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Theory   show
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show An explanation of how variables are measured.  
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Validity   show
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show Can be replicated; it is consistent.  
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show The process by which participants are selected.  
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Population   show
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Random Selection   show
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show A process that allows a researcher to ensure that the sample represents the population on some criteria.  
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Experiment   show
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show Any difference between the experimental and control conditions that might affect the dependent variable [except for IV]  
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show Process by which participants are put into either an experimental or a control group.  
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Random Assignment   show
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Experimenter Bias   show
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show Method in that neither the participants nor the researcher are aware of who is in the experimental or control groups.  
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show Tendency for subjects to behave in a certain way based on their perception of an experiment. [Placebo- Effect?]  
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show Being selected to be in a group of people to participate in an experiment will affect the performance of that group, regardless of what is done to those individuals.  
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Correlation   show
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Scatter Plot   show
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show Asking people to give opinions or attitudes.  
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show Observing participants in their natural habitats without interacting with them.  
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Case Study   show
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show Ways of describing a set of data. [Ex: Measures of central Tendency]  
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Measure of Variability   show
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show Bell-shaped curve that represents a distribution of scores.  
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show Statistics that can determine whether or not findings can be applied to the larger population from which the sample was selected.  
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show There is less than a 5% chance that the results occurred by chance.  
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show Coercion, Informed consent, Anonymity/confidentiality, lack of risk, debriefing procedures.  
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show Clear scientific purpose, care for and house animals humanely, acquire animal subjects legally, design procedures that employ the least amount of suffering.  
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