Psych research test

list 4 ethical standards and explain

1. consent- informed agreement from all participants and warning of potential harm

2. protection from harm- physical and mental

3. confidentiality- never release data about study participants

4. debrief- tell them everything about the experiment at the end of the study

hindsight bias

I knew it all along phenomenon

naturalistic observation

minimizes the artificiality of labs (people watching)

longitudinal study

follow one group of subjects as they age and compare across time (expensive)

does the independent variable change?

yes

what is the dependent variable

variable that is measured (results)

what is a double blind procedure

the participants and researcher doesnt know what group theyre in

what is a placebo

fake treatment (usually sugar pill)

Which group gets the placebo

the control group

does the experimental group always get the independent variable

yes

what is a disadvantage of a correlation

no cause and effect

operational definition

statement of procedures used to define research variables

replication involves

repeating a research study

what is the confounding variables

the factor that's not being studied but could affect the outcome (dont want them bc they ruin results)

what does correlational study measure

how related are the 2 factors

what is the only thing that shows cause and effect

experimental

confirmation bias

when you search for information you want to hear even if its not accurate

random sample

everything has an equal chance of being selected (chosen to be in the experiment)

what is a random assignment

assign subjects to the experimental or control group

who has to approve your study

the IRB board

when do you get debriefed

at the end of the experiment

random sampling happens before random assignment

true