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RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGYEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Independent Variable - Answer-A property that is manipulated by an experimenter
under the controlled conditions to determine whether it caused the predicted outcome of
an experiment
Dependent Variable - Answer-In an experiment, the outcome of or response to an
experimental manipulation
Random Assignment - Answer-The method used to assign participants to different
research conditions, so that all participants have the same chance of being in any
specific group
Experimental Group - Answer-A group consisting of those participants who will receive
the treatment or whatever is predicted to change behavior
Control Group - Answer-A group of research participants who are treated in exactly the
same manner as the experimental group, except they do not receive the independent
variable or treatment
Placebo - Answer-A substance or treatment that appears identical to the actual
treatment but lacks the active substance
Confounding Variable - Answer-A variable whose influence on the dependent variable
cannot be separated from the independent variable being examined
Single-Blind Studies - Answer-Studies in which the participants do not know the
experimental condition (group) to which they have been assigned
Double-Blind Studies - Answer-Studies in which neither the participants nor the
researchers administering the treatment know who has been assigned to the
experimental or control group
Experimenter Expectancy Effects - Answer-Results that occur when the behavior of the
participants is influenced by the experimenter's knowledge of who is in the control group
and who is in the experimental group
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy - Answer-A statement that affects events to cause the prediction
to become true
Social Desirability - Answer-The tendency toward favorable self-presentation, which
could lead to inaccurate self-reports
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