PSYCH 1X03 Study Guide - Blind Experiment, Energy Drink, Dependent And Independent Variables
16 Dec 2012
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Study previous existing information to help them generate a theory. Analyze data to look for relationship between variables. Report finding by publishing to scholarly journals. Anecdotal evidence: evidence gathered from others or self experience. Experiment: scientific tool used to measure the effect of one variable on another. Experiment contains two groups: experiental and control group: experimental group will receive manipulation. Members of each group should be as similar as possible. Between subjects erpeiment: one group of subjects recives manipulation, one group acts as the control group. Confounding variables: a variable other than the independent variable that has an effect on the results. Population: group we"re trying to learn about. Sample: group we are collecting info from. Random sample: choosing a sample at random from the entire population. Random assortment: assigning subject to control or experimental group at random to avoide any biases that may cause differences in subject group.
