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WorksheetsAP Psych Unit 0 Vocab 6
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 3mins
assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between the different groups.
random sampling
double blinding
random assignment
matching
an experimental procedure in which the research participants are ignorant (blind) about whether they have received the treatment or a placebo.
double blind procedure
placebo control
random assignment
single blind procedure
an experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind) about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo. Commonly used in drug-evaluation studies.
placebo control
double blind procedure
single blind procedure
random assigment
experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which the recipient assumes is an active agent.
placebo effect
double blind procedure
single blind procedure
random assignment
in an experiment, the factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.
dependent variable
confounding variable
independent variable
extraneous variable
