AP Psych Unit 0 Vocab 3

a non experimental technique for obtaining the self reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group

• survey

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• experiment

bias from people's responding in ways they presume a researcher expects or wishes

• sampling bias

• confirmation bias

• social desirability bias

• observer bias

Bias when people report their own behavior inaccurately

• self report bias

• social desirability bias

• sampling bias

• hindsight bias

a flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample

• observer bias

• confirmation bias

• sampling bias

• social desirability bias

a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion

• cluster sampling

• random sample

• convenience sample

• volunteer sampling