METHODS, CORRELATION, EXPERIMENTS

What is Case Study

to study one person/small group over a long period of time extensively

What is Survey

to report behavior

What is Naturalistic Observation

to observe people/animals in a natural environment

What is Correlation

the statistical procedure used to determine if two things are related

What is the two types of Correlation

Positive and Negative

What is Correlation Coefficient

the measure of strength of relationship in variables

What is the Range of Coefficients

-1 —- 0 —- +1

What is Experiments

to manipulate one factor while holding ALL others constant

What is Experimental Design

Independent and dependent variable, experimental and control variable

What is an Independent Variable

it is what the experiment is manipulating

what is a Dependent Variable

it is what behavior is measured; conditions