Research Methods

A. the relationship between the independent and the dependent variables
B. the effects of the observer on the observed
C. cause-effect relationships
D. the relationship between two events

A. anecdotal definition
B. controlled observation
C. analysis formulation
D. adherence to inductive thinking or common sense reasoning

A. uses the “real world” as a laboratory
B. tests a field or “range” of independent variables
C. differs little from naturalistic observation
D. requires no measurement of dependent variables

A. the placebo effect
B. an extraneous variable
C. variability
D. psychosomatic illness

A. tentative
B. testable
C. based on theory
D. novel

A. dependent variable
B. independent variable
C. extraneous variables
D. replication variables

A. measure of the extent of the relationship between two variables
B. index of the causal direction between an independent and dependent variable
C. indication of the likelihood that an experimental finding will be replicated by others
D. measure of the likelihood that observed differences may be attributed to chance

A. tentative
B. testable
C. based on theory
D. novel

A. the most reliable
B. often contradicted by empirical evidence
C. the basis for most psychological theories
D. the basis for collecting data (observed facts)

A. experimental control
B. a hypothesis
C. an experimental variables
D. a theory