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| What steps to scientists follow in conducting scientific research? |
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1. forming a research question
2. forming a hypothesis
3. testing the hypothesis
4. analyzing the results
5. drawing a conclusion |
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| assumed to be present, but cannot be seen or measured directly; better directed towards behavior |
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| educated guess; if/then format |
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| a hypothesis cannot be considered correct until tested |
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| for the findings of a study to be confirmed, the study must be replicated. the study must be repeated and produce the same results as before |
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| gathering information by asking people directly is usually accomplished by means of survey, where people are aksed to respond to a series of questions about a particular subject |
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| the whole group you want to study or describe |
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| part of a target population that is a similar as possible to the target population |
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| individuals are selected by chance from the target population |
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| subgroups in the population are represented proportionally in the sample |
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| predisposition to a certain point of view |
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| people who volunteer to participate in studies often have a different outlook from people who do not volunteer for research studies |
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| in-depth investigation of an individual or small group |
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| researchers select a group of participants and then observe those participants over a period of time, often years or decades |
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| Instead of following a group of individuals over a number of years, researchers select a sample that includes people of different ages. |
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| field study, observing people or animals in the field, or their natural habitat |
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| observing behavior in the laboratory |
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| measure how closely one thing is related to another |
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| when one factor goes up, so does the other |
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| when one factor goes up, the other goes down |
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| method researchers use to answer questions about cause and effect |
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| factors that can vary, or change |
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| the factor that researchers manipulate so that they can determine its effect |
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| the factor that depends on another factore |
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| members of the experimental group that receive treatment |
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| members of the experimental group that do not receive treatment |
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| an experiment that uses both control groups and experimental groups |
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| substance or treatment that has no effect apart from a person's belief in it |
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| studies where participants do not know whether they are in the experimental group or the control group |
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| studies where participants and experimenters do not know who is in the experimental group or the control group |
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| the measure of distance of every score to the mean |
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| standards for proper and responsible behavior |
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| means that people agree, or consent, to participate in a research study only after they have been given a general overview of the research and have been given a choice whether or not to participate |
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