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| Question | Answer |
| Ethical Principles for Animal Research | Provide humane living conditions for animals. |
| Standard Deviation | shows how far scores vary from the average score.. |
| 68-95-99.7 Rule | 68% of all scores fall within one standard deviation of the average. |
| Normal Distribution | forms a bell-shaped or symmetrical curve. |
| Mode | the number occurring the "most" |
| Median | the "middle" score. |
| Mean | the average; sum. |
| Operational Definitions; | statement of your procedures. |
| Dependent Variable | depends on the independent variable. |
| Random Assignment | Assigning participants to experimental groups. |
| Cross-Sectional study | compares individuals at various ages. |
| Longitudinal Study | studies a single individual or a group over an extended time. |
| Zero Correlation | NO relationship between 2 variables. |
| Negative Correlation | 2 variables move in opposite directions. |
| Positive COrrelation | 2 variables move in the same direction. |
| Correlation Coefficient | indicates the strength and direction of the relationship between 2 variables. |
| Correlation Studies | measure a relationship between variables. |
| Participant Bias | tendency to respond in a certain way. |
| Researcher Bias | tendency for researchers to look for evidence that supports hypothesis. |
| Surveys | uses questionnaires or interviews. |
| Reliability | Consistency or Repeatability of results. |
| Random Selection | choosing of members of a population so that every individual has an equal chance of being chosen for a sample. |
| Random Assignment | an experiment into groups so that every individual has an equal chance of being put in any group. |
| Population. | all of the individuals in the group. |
| Placebo | Physical treatment given to the control group that resembles the treatment given to the experimental group. |
| Normal DIstribution | Represented by a normal curve |
| Naturalistic Observations | Observing and recording behavior naturally |
| Inferential Statistics | Statistics used to determine data and draw conclusions. |
| Hypothesis | prediction of how 2 or more factors were likely to be related. |
| Experimental Group | Group that you experiment on; |
| Experiment | ,method that can establish cause and effect between IV & DV |
| Ethical Guidelines for Human Research | Informed Consent Voluntary Participation Debriefing COnfidentiality. |
| Descriptive Statistics | Numbers that summarize a set of research data. |
| Confounding Variables | Factors that causes differences between the experimental group. |
| Central Tendancy | Describes average of a distribution. |
| Case Studies | one person is studied in depth , revealing universal principles. |
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