W8 Best Research Practices

These flashcards cover key concepts related to best research practices in psychology, including research integrity, ethical guidelines, statistical practices, and common pitfalls in research methodologies.

Research Integrity

A framework that promotes responsible research conduct to ensure high quality, credibility, and community trust in research.

Replication Crisis

A situation in psychology where many studies cannot be replicated, raising questions about their validity.

Ethical Approval

An essential approval process required by ethics committees before conducting research involving human subjects.

P-Hacking

The misuse of data analysis to achieve statistically significant results by manipulating or selecting data.

Null Results

Results that do not reach statistical significance, indicating no evidence of effect.

Transparency in Open Science

The practice of being open about research methods and data to promote reproducibility and accountability.

Statistical Power

The probability that a study will correctly reject a false null hypothesis, which depends on sample size and effect size.

Harking

Hypothesizing After the Results are Known; changing hypotheses based on outcomes of an analysis.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a phenomenon; important for understanding the significance of results.

Spurious Correlation

A relationship between two variables that is not causal but rather coincidental or influenced by a third variable.