PSYC 2160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Indep, Evolutionary Psychology, Mirror Neuron
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Correlation method a tendency for one event to be associated with changes in the other. Debriefing procedures at the conclusion of a research session in which participants are given full information about the nature of the research and the hypothesis under investigation. Deception a technique whereby researchers withold information about the purposes or procedures of a study from the people participating in it. Dependent variable the variable that is measured in an experiment. Experimentation (experimental method) a method of reserach in which one or more factors (indep) are systematically changed to determine whether such variations affect one or more other factors (dep) Hypothesis an unverified prediction concerning some aspect of social behaviour or social thought. Independent variable the variable that is systematically changed (i. e. varied) in an experiment. Informed consent a procedure in which research participants are provided with as much information as possible about a research project before deciding whether to participate in it or not.
