Psych 202 CSUF Exam 2 2024

Variable - Correct Answer Class of outcomes that can take on more than one value dependent variable - Correct Answer Measure of behavior that reflects the effects of the independent variable (the outcomes of a research study) Frequency - Correct Answer Number of times that a behavior is performed Rate - Correct Answer Number of times that a behavior is performed relative to time Duration - Correct Answer Amount of time that a behavior occurs Latency - Correct Answer the amount of time between an instruction and when the behavior is actually performed Force - Correct Answer Intensity or strength of a behavior independent variable - Correct Answer Conditions manipulated or selected by the experiment or to determine its effect subject variable - Correct Answer A type of IV; difference between subjects that cannot be controlled but can only be selected (SES, Sex, Age, IQ) Levels of IV - Correct Answer Different values of the IV (all IVs have at least two) ex: Sex: male and female, time of day: morning, noon, evening Independent, dependent - Correct Answer ______ variable causes the ________ variable confounded variable - Correct Answer Variable that varies with the IV or DV such that their effects cannot be separated extraneous variable - Correct Answer In an experiment, a variable other than the IV that might cause unwanted changes in the DV. Quantitative - Correct Answer Varies in amount (ex: speed of response, loudness) Categorical - Correct Answer Varies in kind (ex: sex, college major) continuous variable - Correct Answer Not limited in values (measures of latency, duration, and force) discrete variable - Correct Answer No intermediate values (words correct, cars driven, romantic partners)