Psychology Exam #1

Selecting participants randomly from a population is known as...

• Representative Sampling

• Experimental Group

• Random Sampling

• Control Group

The outcome variable. The factor that is being measured.

• Representative Sampling

• Independent Variable

• Control Group

• Dependent Variable

The type of design that tracks trends and patterns. Researchers examine relationships that are NOT manipulated by the researcher.

• Correlational Design

• Empirical Design

• Experimental Design

• Longitudinal Design

Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation is called...

• Case Study

• Longitudinal Study

• Naturalistic Observation

• Experimental Design

Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation is called...

• Case Study

• Longitudinal Study

• Naturalistic Observation

• Experimental Design

A technique in which one person is studied in-depth to reveal underlying behavioral principles

• Case Study

• Survey

• Double-Blind Procedure

• Cross-Sectional Study

A person's voluntary agreement to participate in a procedure on the basis of his or her understanding of its nature, its potential benefits and possible risks, and available alternatives

• Hindsight Bias

• Placebo Effect

• Coercion

• Informed Consent

The group to which an independent variable is applied

• Control Group

• Behavioral Group

• Experimental Group

• Natural Group

The group that is treated in the same way as the experimental group EXCEPT that the independent variable is not applied

• Patient Group

• Control Group

• Sample Group

• Experimental Group

A principle of professional ethics requiring providers of mental health care or medical care to limit the disclosure of a patient's identity

• Deception

• Coercion

• Confidentiality

• Debriefing