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| What are the steps of the scientific method? |
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Develope a Hyothesis
Design a Study
Collect Data
Analyze and Draw Conclusions
Report Your Data |
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| A tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables to be evaluated in a research study. |
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| What are the 3 types of studies? |
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| Descriptive, Correlational, Experimental |
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| What were the three types of descriptive research? |
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| Case studies, naturalistic observation, surveys |
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| Define Social Desirability Bias |
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| tendency to give socially approved answers to questions |
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| define Demand Characteristics |
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| cues that participants pick up about the hypothesis of a study or about how they are supposed to behave ("good participants" effect) |
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| researchers expectations or preferences about the outcome of a study influence the results |
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| when a sample is not representative of the population from which it was drawn |
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| participants expectations lead them to experience some change even though they receive empty, fake or ineffective treatment |
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