Research Methods

explaining to participants the study's purpose and any deceptions researchers used

• debriefing
• operational definition
• survey
• dependent
• Text for option 5 (optional)

all those in a group being studied, from which samples may be drawn

• experimental
• population
• random assignment
• case study

assigning to experimental and control groups by chance, minimizing any differences

• case study
• hypothesis
• random assignment
• confounding

obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behavior

• survey
• dependent
• placebo
• testing effect

individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

• hypothesis
• case study
• random sample
• confounding

observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations

• SQ3R
• debriefing
• naturalistic observation
• operational definition

enabling people to decide whether they wish to participate in a study or not

• scatterplot
• informed consent
• correlation
• naturalistic observation

group exposed to the treatment

• random assignment
• case study
• hypothesis
• experimental

group not exposed to the treatment, serves as a comparison

• control
• informed consent
• scatterplot
• correlation

inactive substance or condition in place of the treatment given to the experimental group

• testing effect
• placebo
• double-blind
• theory