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Psychology: Ch 2 Test Prep (Research Methods & Stats)

Psychology: Ch 2 Test Prep (Research Methods & Stats)

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A ________ is all the subjects that you wish to study.

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group

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population

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sample

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subject

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A __________ is a sub-set of the population.

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subject

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sample

3

population

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group

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A ________ is an individual within a study.

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group

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population

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sub-set

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subject

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A sample is considered __________ if it accurately reflects the population.

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appropriate

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realistic

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representative

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non-negotiable

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In a _________ sample, all members of a population have an equal chance to be selected.

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ridiculous

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mixed

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simple

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random

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__________________ is not accomplished if the research is completed in a laboratory.

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A random sample

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Naturalistic observation

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Actual research

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True happiness

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A ____________ is when research is completed on one significant person or group.

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case study

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simple study

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detailed study

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rebel study

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You _________ generalize a case study to a population.

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often

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cannot

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can

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rarely

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Multiple Choice

There are two types of surveys and include, _________ and _________.

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Sponge Bob; Patrick Star

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interviews; surveys

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questionaries; interviews

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surveys; questionaries

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Multiple Choice

An extensive, long term study is called a ________ study.

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simple

2

longitudinal

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qualitative

4

quantitative

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A longitudinal study allows researchers the ability to see subjects ____________________.

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change over time

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change as the y-axis variable changes

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change with the addition of money

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watch and adapt to good vibes

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The main concern in a longitudinal study is the ____________ over time.

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government cancelling the contracts

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gaining of subjects

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loss of funding

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loss of subjects

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Multiple Choice

In a _____________ study, subjects are grouped by age.

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coalesced

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longitudinal

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gravitational

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cross-sectional

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Multiple Choice

A correlation does not prove __________.

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hyperinflation

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causation

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demonstration

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improvisation

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In a ________ correlation, as one variable goes up, so does the other.

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equidistant

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scatterplot

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negative

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positive

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Multiple Choice

The ____________ gets the independent variable.

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control group

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best sample

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experimental group

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stratified sample

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Multiple Choice

The ______ publishes the principles that psychological experiments must abide by.

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FBI

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ABA

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APA

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CIA

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Multiple Choice

In a ___________ experiment, only the participants do not know who is getting the independent variable.

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single-blind

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all-blind

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legally-blind

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double-blind

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In the _________ Experiment, participants were told to continue shocking the subjects when they got the questions wrong.

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Pilgrim

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Hawthorn

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Milgram

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Jones

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There are three measures of ____________, and they include the mean, median, and mode.

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centeredness

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normal distribution

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abnormal distribution

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central tendency

A ________ is all the subjects that you wish to study.

1

group

2

population

3

sample

4

subject

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