Psychology Vocab Quiz

in an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable.

• Control Group

• Experimental Group

• Placebo Group

• Intrinsic group

The alteration of behavior by the subjects of a study due to their awareness of being observed

• Placebo Effect

• Sampling Error

• Hindsight Bias

• Hawthorne Effect

The perception of a relationship where none exists

• Independent Variable

• Standard Deviation

• Illusory Correlation

• Placebo Effect

An observation technique in which one person (or group) is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

• Case Study

• Survey Study

• Random Sampling

• Control Group

experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which the recipient assumes is an active agent.

• Experiment

• Placebo

• Culture

• Survey

A testable prediction, often implied by a theory

• Hypothesis

• Experiment

• Debrief

• Control Group

A statistical index of the relationship between two things (from -1 to +1)

• Statistical Signficance

• Correlation Coefficient

• Operational Definition

• Random Sampling

a variable other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment.

Placing participants in experimental and control conditions by chance ,thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned to the different groups

• Random Sampling

• Random Assignment

• Sampling Error

• Dependent Variables

A testable prediction, often implied by a theory