[PSY1101] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (78 pages long)

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Kenneth Campbell

Document Summary

Case study: an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles. Confounding variable: a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment. Control group: in an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment; contrasts with the experimental groups and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment. Correlation: a measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other. Correlation coefficient: a statistical index of the relationship between two things (from -1 to +1) Critical thinking: thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Debriefing: the post-experimental explanation of a study, including its purpose and any deceptions, to its participants. Dependent variable: the outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.