Psychology 101 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| statistics | summarizing and interpreting the data |
| mean | the arithmetic average of a set of scores |
| Mode | the most frequently occurring score in a set of scores |
| median | the middle point is an ordered set of scores |
| variability | a measure of how much the scores in a distribution differs from one another |
| standard deviation | an indication of how much individual scores differ or vary from the mean |
| descriptive statistics | mathematical techniques that help researchers describe data |
| inferential statistics | mathematical techniques that help researchers decide whether data are representative of a population or difference among observations can be attributed to chance |
| correlation research | used to determine whether a relationship exists between 2 variables |
| correlation coefficient | value that represents the strength and direction between 2 factors |
| positive correlation | as the value of 1 factor increase, it can predict that the other value will also increase |
| negative correlation | as the value of one factor increase, the value of the other will decrease |
| No relationship | correlation of 0 between 2 factors |
| experimental research/independent variable | a technique in which the investigator actively manipulates the environment to observe its effect on behavior |
| confounding variable | an uncontrolled variable that changes along with the independent variable |
| internal validity | the extent to which an experiment has effectively controlled for confounding variables; allows to determine causality |
| random assignment | a technique ensuring that each participant in an experiment has an equal chance of being assigned to any of the conditions in the experiment |
| single blind study | experimental participants do not know to which condition they have been assigned (experiment vs control); used to control participant expectancy |
| double blind study | neither participants nor research observers are aware of whose assigned to both groups; both groups controlled |
| replicability | whether the results of study can be repeated with a separate sample of under slightly different conditions |
| informed consent | principle that before consenting to participate, people should be fully informed about all factors that could potentially affect their decision to participate |
| debriefing | at the conclusion of an experimental session, the participants are told the general purpose of the experiment including deception |
| confidentiality | the principle that personal information obtained from a participant in research/therapy shouldn't be revealed until permission from individual |
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