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- Confounding Variables
- something not counted on,like the weather, that can effect an experiments outcome
- operational definition
- describes what the variables and defines the perimeters set for variables
- Research Methods
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natural observation
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experiments
case study - What is Natural observation?
- observing behavior without intervening
- What is a case study
- the investigation of an individual subject/individual
- Descriptive statistics are...
- statistics that are used to organize and summarize data
- Measures of central tendency
- mean median mode
- Variability
- the extent to which the scores in a data set tend to vary from each other and from the mean
- Standard Deviation
- an index of the amount of variability in a set of data
- Correlation
- the extent to which two variables are related to each other
- Correlation Coeffecient
- a numerical index of the degree of a relationship between two variables
- Correlation does not
- equal causation
- Steps in Scientific investigation
- Form hypothesis, design study, collect data, analyze and draw conclusions, report findings.
- Goals of Scientific Enterprise
- Measurement and description, understanding and prediction, application and control
- Data collection Techniques
- Direct observation, questionnaire, interview, psychological test, physiological recording, examination of archival records.
- Schachter
- need for affiliation