Research Methods Psych I

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Involves studying different age groups at the same time to see changes that occur over the lifespan.

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Cross-sectional method

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In a double-blind study:

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neither the experimenter nor the subject know who is in the control and experimental groups

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Which of the following is NOT an ethical guideline for experimentation established by the APA?
Participation must be voluntary at all times,
Personal information must be kept confidential,
The subject must be informed of potential risks,
Animals should be used instead of humans whenever possible

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Animals should be used instead of humans whenever possible

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The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that supports one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

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Confirmation bias

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Who conducted the experiment with fake electric shocks to study obedience to authority?

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Stanley Milgram

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Hypothesis: the louder a classroom environment is, the lower test scores will be. What is the independent variable?

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Level of noise in the classroom

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What is done at the end of a study to assure that participants know all the information about the study (the truth) and leave in the same emotional state as they started?

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Debriefing

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The group who is subjected to the therapy being tested is called the:

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experimental group

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Which comes first in an experiment? Options: Creating a hypothesis, Collecting data, Analyzing data, Dividing subjects into groups

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Creating a hypothesis

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What is the biggest problem with a survey done by mail?

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The sample is probably not a representative sample