AP Psychology: Unit 1 Vocab

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Researchers want to know how happiness is impacted by the color of your socks. Color of socks would be the...

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Independent Variable

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When researchers cannot ethically randomly assign people in an experiment, so they compare groups that already exist.

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Correlational study

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The committee within an organization that approves or denies research based on ethics.

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Institutional Review Board

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When two variables increase and decrease together.

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Positive Correlation

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One of the drawbacks of this type of study is that the conclusions are not very generalizable. What type of study is being referred to? (Options: Case study, correlational study, experiment, survey)

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Case study

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The participants in research who serve as the baseline for comparison.

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Control group

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The school of thought based on the premise that psychological practices can only be based on what is observable.

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Behavioral perspective

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As miles driven in a car increases, the gallons of gas remaining decreases.

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Negative correlation

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In testing the effects of different kinds of light on plant growth, plant growth would be the...

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Dependent variable

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The research method in which the researcher does not at all interfere with or try to control any part of the research.

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Observational study