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| Describe, Predict, Explain, and Control behavior |
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1. Define and Describe the issue.
2. Form a testable hypothesis.
3. Choose an appropriate research strategy.
4. Conduct the study to test your hypothesis.
5. Analyze the data. |
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| An educated guess about the relationships among variables |
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| An educated guess about how one variable will influence another variable |
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| Observing behavior in the environment tin which the behavior typically occurs |
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| An in-depth observation of one person |
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| How well a researcher's findings apply to other individuals and situations |
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| The relation ship between 2 or more variables |
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| Number that tells the strength between 2 factors. ranges from -1.00 to +1.00. |
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| A relationship in which increases in one variable correspond to increases in the second variable |
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| A relationship in which increases in one variable correspond to decreases in the second variable |
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| The only research method that can test a casual hypothesis. |
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| The variable in an experiment that is manipulated. |
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| The variable in an experiment that measures any effect of the manipulation |
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| Any factor that affects the dependent measure other than the independent variable. |
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| When all people have an equal chance of being selected to participate in a study. |
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| The entire universe of animals or people that could be studied. |
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| The portion of the population of interest that is selected for a study. |
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| Participants have an equal chance of being placed in any condition of the study. |
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| A research study that is not a true experiment because participants are not randomly assigned to the conditions of the study. |
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| Institutional Review Board (IRB) |
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| A committee that reviews research proposals to ensure that ethical standards have been met. |
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| Research participants agree to participate after being told about aspects of the study. |
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| Researchers do not reveal which data were collected from which participant |
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| After an experiment, participants are fully informed of the nature of the study. |
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