CEEP 476 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Complete Control, Statistical Conclusion Validity, Ecological Validity

• School: SCSU
• Department: Counselor Education and Educational Psychology
• Course: CEEP 476
• Professor: Wang

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Woodworth was the first to use the terms: dependent/independent variable. Experimental method: researchers most powerful tool for identifying the cause-and-effect relationships. Experiment: systematic research study in which the investigator directly varies some factor, holds all other factors constant, and observes the results of the variation. Independent variables: factors under the control of the experimenter. An experiment can be described as a study investigating the effect of x on y. X: independent variable: factor of interest to the experimenter, the one being studied to see if it will influence behavior, manipulated (experimenter has complete control over it) >must have minimum of 2 levels-experimenter involves a comparison between two situations. Field experiments: experiments that take place in the field. Field research: broader term for any empirical research outside the laboratory including both experimental studies and studies using nonexperimental methods. Situational variables: features in the environment that participants might encounter.