AP Psych Unit test 1

Ethics

- moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity.

Random assignment

eliminates the confounding variables.

Illusory correlations

when we see an association between two variables when they aren't actually associated.

Correlation

the relationship between two variable.

Survey

A self- reporting questionnaire.

Quasi

________- experiment- An experiment that doesnt rely on random assignment.

Correlation

the relationship between two variable

Ethics

moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an activity

Experiment

Shows the cause and effect

Quasi-experiment

An experiment that doesnt rely on random assignment

Double-blind experiment

when neither the person conducting the experiment nor the people being experimented on know which group has placedo or the real deal

Survey

A self-reporting questionnaire

Pros

You can get information, very quickly

Cons

Wording effect (asking leasing questions to get an answer)

illusory correlations

when we see an association between two variables when they aren't actually associated