Psychology Chapter 2: Research Methods

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Experience

involves making claims based on personal or observed events suspectable to errors

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Intuition

relies on personal confidence and a sense of what seems logically suspectable to errors

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Replication

Redoing reseach to further prove its findings

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Variables

factors that can change within a experiment

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Measured Variables

numerical and quantifiable variables

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manipulated variables

variables that can be altered by researchers

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Operational Definition

provide specific ways to measure or manipulate variables in research

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Variable -> Numbers methods:

Self surveys, and counting

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Desciptive research

focuses on one measured variable to determine 'what is normal?"

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Naturalistic Observation

study how people or animals tyupically interact

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Correlation Research

Compares two varibales to understand their realtionship

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Covariance

allow to demonstate a coreelation between variabels

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Random Selection

reduces bias

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Internal Validity

ruling out alternative explainations in research

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Confounds

alternative explainations that affect the realtionship between variables

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Desciptive statistics

summarize data presented in graphs

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Variability

the extent to which a variable differs amoung individuals

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Inferential statistics

provide estimates of patterns in data

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Statistical Significance

logical and probablitiy- based conclusions

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Institutional Review Boards (IRB)

must be approved by Institutional Review Boards on Autonomy, Beneficence, and Justice principles

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Autonomy

right to make informed decisions (consent)

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Beneficence

prevent physical and psychological harm to participants based on weighing costs and benefits

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Justice

focuses on ensuring the benefits of research are distributed fairly

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Replacement

Can you replace animals with something else?

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Refinement

Make sure animals suffer the least

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Reduction

less animals, same results

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Institutional Animal Care

supervise animal treatment and conduct regular inspections

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