The __________ is the one manipulated by the researcher.

• DV

• Confounding Variable

• Controls

• IV

The ___________is expected to change as the IV changes.

• IV

• DV

• Controls

• Samples

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How can you "operationalize" verbal aggression?

• Yelling at someone

• Kicking someone

• The number of insulting comments per hour.

• Giving someone the silent treatment.

A ___________ is the group of individuals taking part in the research study.

• Population

• Sample

• Variable

• Control

_____________ ____________ are variables that can potentially distort the relationship between the IV and the DV.

• Target population

• Confounding variables

• Matching variables

• Target variables

___________ __________ is the group of people to which the findings of the study are expected to be generalized.

• Sample

• Random sampling

• Target population

• Matching variables

In __________ __________ every member of the target population has an equal chance of becoming part of the sample.

• Stratified sampling

• Random sampling

• Opportunity sampling

• Self-selected sampling

___________ ___________ __________ involves random allocation of participants into groups and a comparison b/w these groups.

• Repeated measures design

• Matched pair design

• Independent measures design

• Correlational measures design

___________ __________ _________ is used when the same group of participants is exposed to 2 or more conditions and the conditions are compared.

• Matched pair design

• Independent measures design

• Repeated measures design

• Correlational measures design

___________ _________ is high when confounding variables have been controlled and we are quite certain that it was the change in the IV that caused the change in the DV.

• External validity

• Population validity

• Internal validity

• Ecological validity