PSYC 304 FINAL RESEARCH METHODS 2026-2027 NEW
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The number of times a behaviour is performed
Intensity
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Definition
- A factor that can change in an experiment with different conditions
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Mean Constant
Fixed Variable
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Definition
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed
to
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Standardization Validity
Duration Mortality
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Definition
- Assignment of numbers to events or objects according to rules that
permit important properties
- Process of assigning numbers to events or objects according to
rules
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ratio scale Measurement
random assignment Confounding
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Definition
- performance on a second test is influenced by simply having taken
a first test
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reliability effects of testing
scoring errors events outside of the laboratory
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Definition
a variable for which its role in the cause and effect of an observed
relationship is not clear
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control variable continuous variable
margin of error variable of interest
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Definition
- Extent to which data are shown to be the result of cause-effect
relationships rather than accident
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statistical conclusion validity internal validity only
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Correct 81
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The number of times a behaviour is performed
Intensity
, 2 of 81
Definition
- A factor that can change in an experiment with different conditions
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Mean Constant
Fixed Variable
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3 of 81
Definition
the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed
to
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Standardization Validity
Duration Mortality
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, 4 of 81
Definition
- Assignment of numbers to events or objects according to rules that
permit important properties
- Process of assigning numbers to events or objects according to
rules
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ratio scale Measurement
random assignment Confounding
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5 of 81
Definition
- performance on a second test is influenced by simply having taken
a first test
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reliability effects of testing
scoring errors events outside of the laboratory
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6 of 81
Definition
a variable for which its role in the cause and effect of an observed
relationship is not clear
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control variable continuous variable
margin of error variable of interest
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7 of 81
Definition
- Extent to which data are shown to be the result of cause-effect
relationships rather than accident
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statistical conclusion validity internal validity only
