Deliberately designed procedures used to test research hypotheses

a statistical measure of the strength and duration of the relationship between two factors

indicate whether or not the difference between groups can be attributed to chance or if the difference is likely the result of experimental influences

neither the participant in the study nor the person giving the study know who is the control group and who is in the experimental group

when the person believes that a relationship exists between two variables when it does not

the use of numerical data to measure and describe the characteristics of groups

using statistical methods to make inferences about a population based on data

when the subjects do not know all of the information about the study while it is occurring, especially which group (experimental or control) they belong to

A research design involving an in-depth and detailed examination of a single subject, or case, usually an individual or a small group

A research method, typically qualitative in nature and usually covert and undisclosed, that attempts to document behavior as it spontaneously occurs in a real world setting

we learn behaviors by observing others

A form of learning that occurs by watching the behaviors of others

satisfy a biological need and do not require any learning

do not occur naturally and need to be learned (ex. Money helps reinforce behaviors because it can be used to acquire primary reinforcers such as food, clothing, and shelter)

process of repeatedly pairing an unconditioned stimulus with a neutral stimulus, such that the new stimulus produces the same response

an obstacle to problem solving which involves fixating only on solutions that have worked in the past

utilizing the mind to solve a given problem and find multiple creative solutions

the ability to easily recall immediate examples from the mind about something

when new information causes someone to forget old information

when the ability to learn new information is distorted by old information that has been learned

the type of memory that we use to do everyday tasks

emembering to perform an action at a certain time (ex. remembering to take medicine after breakfast)