PSYC 2001 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Canada, Working Memory, Variety Show
20 Nov 2018
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Smiling, frowning, hitting, time, responses to questions, Has at least two options (or many more) Variety of what can be a variable? (classification) Measurement or measuring . just means how researchers collect the information. Note: measuring a variable is different from manipulating a variable (do not confuse these terms) Claim: argument someone is trying to make. Psychological scientists use data to test and refine theories and claims. Describe a particular rate or degree of a single variable. 3 in 4 adults believes that owls exist. 1 in 75 oc busses is on-time. Note: frequency claims require count data (termed nominal) Association claims involve at least two measured variables ( these are intentionaly too vague) High school averages are associated with undergraduate gpa. Parental punishment is associated with kindergarten children"s misbehavior. Note 1: correlation claims require two quantity scores, i. e. how much of. Note 2: we are only measuring the variables.
