Experimental Psych Final Quiz Study Guide

IRB

A type of committee used in medical research in the United States that has been formally designated to approve, monitor, and review biomedical and behavioral research involving humans/animals.

Purpose of the IRB

To assure that appropriate steps are taken to protect the rights and welfare of humans participating as subjects in a research study.

Deception

A research technique in which the participant is misled about some aspect of the project; may be unethical

Freedom to withdraw

Experimenters' ethical obligation to allow their subjects to discontinue participation in the research project

Protection from harm

Ethical researchers' commitment to protect their subjects from any harm

Debriefing

When subjects are told all details of an experiment after they have participated; an ethical obligation of the researcher

Confidentiality

The researchers' guideline stating that information obtained about subjects should remain confidential unless otherwise agreed

t-test

Purpose: compare the means of two groups

Independent t-test

Different people in each group

Paired t-test

Same people measured twice

ANOVA

Purpose: compare the means of three or more groups

One-way ANOVA

One grouping variable

Two-way ANOVA

Two grouping variables

Correlation

Purpose: describe strength and direction of a relationship

Correlation range

-1 to +1

P.G 1

Title Page

P.G 2

Abstract Page (Summary/ Overview)

P.G (Literature Review)

Past information/ research that covers the topic (includes hypothesis, includes research questions)

P.G (Methods section)

includes participants, procedures, and materials

P.G (Results Section)

Graphs Belong here

P.G (References)

all sources

P.G (Appendix)

Sample of materials in study; Put table in appendix