PSY 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Psy, Testability, Human Genome Project
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Any factor occurring in a study that makes the results uninterpretable because a variable other than the independent variable has an effect on the outcome of the study. Create in the controlled conditions of the lab aspects that are comparable to the phenomenon under study. The extent to which results apply to everyone in a certain. A mathematical calculation about the differences between groups. Whether or not the difference was meaningful for those affected. How large the differences are between groups being examined. Examines groups as a whole and individuals within the group. The tendency to see all participants in a research study as one single group. Case study method is used to study individual cases. A statistical measurement of how related two variables are. The study of the incidence, distribution, and consequences of a particular problem or set of problems. The number of people with the same disorder at a given time.