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AP Psych: Unit 0 Part 3
This deck covers key concepts and terminology related to psychological research methods, including statistical measures, research ethics, and study designs.
Confidentiality
The experimenters will not release any information about subjects without their consent
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Confidentiality
The experimenters will not release any information about subjects without their consent
Debriefing
Must debrief the participants by explaining the deception at the conclusion of the study
Quantitive Research
An approach used in psychology to collect and analyze numerical data
Qualitative Research
Rely on observations and descriptions
Likert Scales
A numerical scale used to assess attitudes; includes a set of possible answers with labeled anchors on each extreme
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
A committee that reviews, approves, and monitors biomedical and behavioral research conducted on humans
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Confidentiality | The experimenters will not release any information about subjects without their consent |
Debriefing | Must debrief the participants by explaining the deception at the conclusion of the study |
Quantitive Research | An approach used in psychology to collect and analyze numerical data |
Qualitative Research | Rely on observations and descriptions |
Likert Scales | A numerical scale used to assess attitudes; includes a set of possible answers with labeled anchors on each extreme |
Institutional Review Board (IRB) | A committee that reviews, approves, and monitors biomedical and behavioral research conducted on humans |
Research Confederates | Person who participates in an experiment but is not the focus of the researchers observation |
Mean | The arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and dividing by the number of scores |
Median | The middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it |
Mode | The most frequently occurring in a distribution |
Percentile Rank | The percentage of scores in a distribution that fall below a particular score |
Skewed Distribution | A representation of scores that lack symmetry around their average value |
Bimodal Distribution | Data distribution with two peaks |
Range | The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution |
Standard Deviation | A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score |
Normal Curve | The symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many physical and psychological attributes. Most scores fall near the average, and fewer and fewer scores lie near the extremes |
Statistical Significance | Measure of how likely the result of an experiment is due to the manipulation of the independent variable or due to chance. Significance reported as the p-value |
Statistical Interference | Generalizes from a particular sample to an entire population |
Effect Size | A quantitive measurement of the strength between two variables or the difference between groups |
Confounding Variable | “Lurking Variable” Any factor not related to the independent variable that could influence the experiment; things out of the experimenters control |
Double-blind Procedure | The researchers AND the participants don’t know who received treatment or placebo. Eliminates researcher and participant bias. |
Deception | When a researcher gives false information to subjects or intentionally misleads them about some key aspect of the research. |
Normal Distribution | “Bell Curve” |
Positive Skew | A graph skewed to the left |
Negative Skew | A graph skewed to the right |
American Psychology Association (APA) | The leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology |
Generalizability | Results of your study can be applied to different types of people. |
Correlational Study | Research conducted to assess the relationship among two or more variables. |