Social psyc
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- Basic Research
- research designed to increase knowledge about social behavior
- Applied Research
- research designed to increase the understanding of and solutions to real-world problems by using current social psychological knowledge.
- Scientific Method
- a set of procedures used to gather, analyze, and interpret info in a way that reduces error and leads to dependable generalizations.
- Theory
- an organized system of ideas that seeks to explain why two or more events are related
- Hypotheses
- specific propositions or expectations about the nature of things derived from a theory
- Variables-
- in scientific research, things that can be measured and that can vary
- Operational Definition
- a scientists precise description of how a variable has been quantified so that it can be measured
- Institutional Review Boards
- a panel of scientists and nonscientists who ensure the protection and welfare of research participants by formally reviewing researchers methodologies and procedures prior to data collection.
- Sample
- a group of people who are selected to participate in a research study
- Populations
- all members of an identifiable group from which a sample is drawn