PSYCH 303 Study Guide - Final Guide: Vocab (Song), Standard Deviation, Scatter Plot
19 Mar 2018
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Between-groups designs: an experimental design in which different groups of participants are exposed to different levels of the independent variable, such that each participant experiences only one level of the independent variable. Bivariate correlation: an association that involves exactly two variables. Ceiling effect: an experimental design problem in which independent variable groups score almost the same on a dependent variable, such that all scores fall at the high end of their possible distribution. Cell: a condition in an experiment; in a simple experiment, it can represent the level of one independent variable; in a factorial design, it represents one of the possible combinations of two independent variables. Cohen"s d: a measure of effect size indicating how far apart two group means are, in standard deviation units. Compliance effects: the effect that the words, actions, or presence of people have on our thoughts, feelings, attitudes, actions, etc.
