Glossary
- between subjects experiment
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Each participant experiences only one condition
- conceptual question
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Formulated questions that are based on operationalized definitions
- dependent variable
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The variable that is measured as an outcome (effect)
- descriptive statistics
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Summary of the characteristics of your dataset
- effect size
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a measure of the magnitude of the experimental effect
- extraneous variables
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Variables that were not considered or variables you were not interested in studying that could affect the results of the experiment
- independent variable
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The variable that is manipulated the experimenter (cause)
- inferential statistics
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Allows for you to assess whether your data is generalizable to the broader population
- manipulation check
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A measure of how well the manipulation worked in affecting what it was intended to
- operational definition
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how a conceptual variable is measured in terms of practical terms
- random assignment
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A procedure used to ensure that each participant is given the same opportunity to be assigned to any group
- statistical significance
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Results have reached "statistical significance" if its corresponding p-value is less than .05.
- testable question
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Requires thought, attention, compromise, and an open acknowledgement of the pros and cons of methodological choices.
- within subjects experiment
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Each participants experiences all of the conditions
