AP Psych: Unit 0: Pt. 3- Research: Experiments + Ethics (#3)

Investigative method that tests interventions and manipulates variables:

• Descriptive

• Correlational

• Experimental

Investigative method that can implement controls in a situation:

• Descriptive

• Correlational

• Experimental

Investigative method that can infer cause and effect:

• Descriptive

• Correlational

• Experimental

Investigative method that limits confounding variables:

• Descriptive

• Correlational

• Experimental

Research term that designates all experimentation and testing using the scientific method:

• Psychometrics

• Quasi-Experiment

• Lab Experiment

• Field Experiment

Any testing or experimentation on people that quantifies and studies behavior:

• Psychometrics

• Quasi-Experiment

• Lab Experiment

• Field Experiment

Individuals who receive the treatment/ intervention/ independent variable in a study:

• Experimental Group

• Control Group

• Participant Bias

• Volunteer Bias

Individuals who do not receive the treatment/ intervention/ independent variable in a study:

• Experimental Group

• Control Group

• Participant Bias

• Volunteer Bias

Individuals who serve as the base for comparing results:

• Experimental Group

• Control Group

• Participant Bias

• Volunteer Bias

Individuals who may receive the placebo and experience the placebo effect:

• Experimental Group

• Control Group

• Participant Bias

• Volunteer Bias