AP Psychology Unit 0 Research Methods

3. the expanse of a study can be used to make assumptions about larger population
4. none of the subjects know if they are receiving treatment
5. variable tested in an experiment
8. observing subjects as they are without interruption
9. evaluated by a group of experts in the field
12. bias favoring information aligning with existing beliefs
15. testable prediction or educated guess
16. parental approval for minors
18. different between highest and lowest values
20. study where subjects don't know they are in control group
21. appear to be part of study but are researchers
23. committee that reviews research
25. most widely used scale in survey research
26. test measures what it is supposed to
27. branch of mathematics commonly used in psychological research
28. sample chosen by chance
29. professional org representing psychologists
30. research of individual or group
33. statistical research studying relationship between two variables
35. a technique commonly used to collect data from large groups
36. condition where subject thinks they received treatment but did not
37. scientific study of mind and behavior

1. a subgroup from a larger group used for research
2. research method controlling one variable to observe its effects on subjects
4. explaining study to subjects at completion
6. statistical research method
7. variable is controlled by researcher
10. average of a set of values
11. tends to believe after the outcome bias
13. bias that tends to give acceptable or appropriate societal answers
14. private information is not disclosed without consent
16. getting permission first
17. middle value in a list of numbers
19. value that appears most often in a set of data
22. a clear definition of exactly how a research measures or creates a variable in a study
24. can be disproved by results
31. data of two variables reflected on graph
32. group that does not receive variable
34. test is consistent