AAQ terms lol

experiment

groups, random assignment, active manipulation of IV

correlational

relationships in general, data collected by survey

naturalistic observation

no direct interaction with participants, observation only

case study

study of one person in great detailm

meta-analysis

analysis of multiple studies done by others

A

identify the research method used in the study

B

state the operational definition of the identified variable

operational definition

can be either IV or DV, how was the DV measured or how was the IV/confounded variable described or identified

C

describe the meaning of the identified statisticmean

mean

most useful, most impactful by extreme scores, add all scores then divide by how many there are

median

best if extreme scores, picking the very middle number in the list of numbers

mode

the most frequent score

range

high-low

standard deviation

how far scores are from the mean, small = low spread and big = lots of spread

percentile rank

normal curve, percentage of scores in the frequency of distribution which are less than that scoreskew

skewness

distribution impacted by extreme scores

correlation coefficient

graph is going either positive or negative

effect size

how much does the data have a practical significance, the bigger the better

statistical significance

the results can be manipulated and cause the difference in the means

D

identify at least one ethical guidelines applied to the researchers, terms must be applied and described to get point

IRB/ethics committee

have approved this research

informed consent

consent for adults

informed assent

parent/guardian allowing child to partake in study

confidentiality

nothing personal will be leaked publicly

right to withdraw

allow experimenters to withdraw from the research without any trouble.

debriefing

if using deception, they must learn what the experimenters were researching about

minimal deception

try not to lie to experimenters

no lasting psychological or physical harm

will not traumatize experimenters and not allow people have a lasting impact on them

E

explain the extent to the research findings can be generalized to, use evidence from the study

generalized research findings

who was the study done on, sample size won’t score, either support or refute the claim

F

explain how at least one of the research findings can support or refute the study’s concept

support or refuting evidence

2 pts to support/refute, evidence must support/refute, find it in intro or results