Experiment

research method used to test cause and effect relationships

Experiment

research method used to test cause and effect relationships

Correlation Study

relationship between two different variables

Case Study

obtaining information on a single unique thing

Naturalistic Observation

way of observing perople when no one is knowing you’re watching (No interference)

Meta-Analysis

research method which combines and analyzes data from many different studies on same topic to come to conclusions

Operational Definition

simple definitions for vague terms in a study so that study can be replicated

Confounding Variables/3rd Var Problem

outside variables that affect the results

Standard Deviation

a measure of variability that indicates the average distance between the scores and their mean (68%)

Statistical Significance

research results are unlikely to have happened by random chance alone (two variables have relationship not due to chance)

Median

data point in the middle

Mode

Most common value

Ethical Guidelines (Human)

Informed consent. Has to be voluntary. Full disclosure. Protection from harm.

Ethical Guidelines (animal)

Use as few animals as possible. Use lease evolved animal as possible. Avoid as much harm as possible