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What is the independent variable |
The cause |
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Dependent variable |
What is effected |
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Main effect |
The effect of one IV on the DV |
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Interaction effect |
The different levels of multiples IV's that interact and effect the DV |
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Words to look for - is it an experiment? |
Control condition Random assignment Manipulate |
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Between subjects design |
When all subjects only experience one level of the IV each, of the design, not multiple levels |
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Within subjects desighn |
Each Subject experiences multiple levels of the design - - May -cause fatigue -contamination -practice effects |
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What's the biggest weakness of a correlation ?
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Having an unknown third variable |
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What does manipulate mean in an experiment |
Means that this is the independent variable |
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Which is more important, having random assignment or complete control in an experiment |
Random assignment, because it relates to the real world better that way. |
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If random assignment is done correctly what happens? |
Helps all attitudes and differences balance |
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Why are there placebos placed in experiments? |
The experiment itself may be causing the effect. So they have to rule it out |
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What is a bad placebo called? |
Nocebo |
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What do placebos do to the body? |
Change actual body chemistry |
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Control and comparisons conditions example/ means |
Does my product do better than other products out there. |
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What is a cover story? |
When researchers lie and try to throw off the subject of the study |
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Who oversees these "cover stories" told to the patients? |
The institutional review board |
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What does the word control mean in an experiment? |
Means groups are being compared |
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Demand characteristics |
Subjects picks up cues from the researcher on how to act |
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Concept that oversees the majority of concepts in social psych |
Humans are social animals |
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What is self schemas |
What we believe about ourselves, created and formed through events in our life. |
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Self perceptions |
How you perceive yourself |
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Self comparisons |
How good you are compared to other people in your class/league/situation/Job |
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Surrounding culture |
What it means to be an Iota or a member of a culture. |
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Schemas |
Pockets of Belief that we hold about things -that we use to process prices of the world |
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Interdependent (view of self) |
Family! Social relationships are strong More a group membership type of thing Want self improvement Look up to there coach/teacher for approval |
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Which culture does interdependent vos |
Asian cultures |
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Independent (view of self) |
Individual characteristics are strong -self improvement -independent success |
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Which culture focusses on independent vos |
Western |
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Self complexity theory |
People wear many hats or have multiple selves and they might overlap at varying degrees. |
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Lower self complexity means |
Parts or sections of your life are more fused into each other. |
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Higher self complexity means |
Your are more separate in your many hats. One does not effect the other |
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According to maslows triangle |
If you don't have the below, then the above doesn't even matter! |
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Interdependent (view of self) |
Family! Social relationships are strong More a group membership type of thing Want self improvement Look up to there coach/teacher for approval |
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Which culture does interdependent vos |
Asian cultures |
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Independent (view of self) |
Individual characteristics are strong -self improvement -independent success |
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Which culture focusses on independent vos |
Western |
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Self complexity theory |
People wear many hats or have multiple selves and they might overlap at varying degrees. |
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Lower self complexity means |
Parts or sections of your life are more fused into each other. |
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Higher self complexity means |
Your are more separate in your many hats. One does not effect the other |
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According to maslows triangle |
If you don't have the below, then the above doesn't even matter! |