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The belief that accurate knowledge of the world can be obtained by simply trusting the views and opinions of more experienced people is called:
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Dogmatism
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The property of a measuring device to measure the same way each time it is used is called:
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Reliability
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When measuring large samples of people, psychologists usually examine:
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Average scores within the group
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Correlation is:
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A pattern of covariation between two variables
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The third-variable problem refers to:
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The fact that a causal relationship between two variables cannot be inferred from the correlation between two variables
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The outcome that gets measured in an experiment is called the:
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Dependent variable
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In a study in which college students are punished to see whether this will affect their scores in psyc, what is the independent variable?
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Whether students are punished or not
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Generalizability is synonymous with the concept of:
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External validity
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A hypothetical account of how and why a phenomenon occurs is called a:
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Theory
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The ethical principle of ________ means that participants must be told the true purpose of the nature of an experiment after it's over
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Debriefing
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A description of a property in measurable terms is also called an:
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Operational definition
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When an operational definition of a property is unrelated to other operational definitions of that same property, it is said to be low in:
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Construct validity
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After collecting all student sizes you graph scores low through high and record how many ppl had each shirt size. you are constructing a ______
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Frequency distribution
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______ is a research technique that helps reduce bias due to prior expectations.
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Double-blind observation
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Correlation coefficiennts reveal both the magnitude and ______ of a correlation between two variables.
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Direction
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