Research Methods, Volume 1 |
Contents
FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH | 40 |
CHARACTERISTICS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH | 78 |
Summary | 92 |
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alpha alternate hypothesis answer anxiety average basic behavior biased calculated Chapter characteristics coefficient coin flips confounding consider correct correlation course critical value distribution of sample equal evaluate exam example experiment experimenter explanation external validity factorial design factors fair-coin hypothesis findings flips frequency distribution grades important independent groups independent variable indicates interaction interquartile range interval scale involved learning M₁ M₂ main effect manipulated matched subjects median methods normal distribution null hypothesis obtained value p(heads percent performance person population mean possible posttest practice effects prediction pretest problem procedures psychological research question random score variation reasonable reject the null relation reliability sample means scale value scatter diagram scientists score difference set of scores standard deviation statistical Suppose a researcher Table task techniques theoretical theory treatment differences type II error unimodal distributions variance vary words z scores ΣΧ