PSY 242 – MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
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Chapter 1
Science
Rationalism/Empiricism
Hypothesis
Data
Theory
Theory-data cycle
Falsifiability
Parsimony
Chapter 2
Comparison group
Confounds
Confirmation bias
Effect size
Chapter 3
Random assignment
Variable
Association claim
Causal claim
Generalizability
Measured variable
Manipulated variable
Construct
Operationalization
Validity
Construct validity
External validity
Statistical validity
Type I error
Type II error
Experiment
Internal validity
Chapter 4
Debrief
Respect for persons
Informed consent
Beneficence
The Belmont Report
Justice
Active vs. passive deception
Integrity
Trust
Anonymous/Confidential
Chapter 10
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Conditions
Control variable
Control group
Treatment group
Systematic variability
Unsystematic variability
Experimental variance
Error variance
Extraneous variance
Design confounds
Selection effects
Repeated-measures design
Matched groups
Order effects
Practice (and fatigue) effects
Sequence (aka carryover) effects
Counterbalancing
Demand characteristics
Manipulation check
Chapter 11
Types of Experimental and quasiexperimental designs
Threats to Internal Validity
Combating threats to internal validity
Noise
Measurement error
Power
Chapter 12
Main/interaction effects
Factorial designs
Marginal means
Miscellaneous
Between-subjects designs
Matched-subjects designs
Within-subjects designs
3 Characteristics of a True experiment
MaxMinCon Principle
Naming factorial designs (e.g., 2 x 2)
Mundane realism
Experimental realism