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| An amount or category of the independent variable that creates the specific situation under which participants' scores on the dependent variable are measured |
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| A measurement scale that allows for fractional amounts of the variable being measured |
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| A procedure in which participants' scores on two variables are measured, without manipulation of either variable, to determine whether they form a relationship |
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| In an experiment, the behavior or attribute of participants that is expected to be influenced by the independent variable |
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| Procedures for organizing and summarizing data so that the important characteristics can be described and communicated |
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| The way in which a study is laid out |
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| A measurement scale that allows for measurement in fixed amounts, which cannot be broken into smaller amounts; usually amounts are labeled using whole numbers |
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| A research procedure in which one variable is actively changed or manipulated and the scores on another variable are measured to determine whether there is a relationshi |
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| In an experiment, a variable that is changed or manipulated by the experimenter; a variable hypothesized to cause a change in the dependent variable |
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| A measurement scale in which each score indicates an actual amount and there is an equal unit of measurement between consecutive scores, but in which zero is simply another point on the scale (not zero amount) |
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| A measurement scale in which each score is used simply for identification and does not indicate an amount |
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| A measurement scale in which scores indicate rank order |
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| A number obtained using inferential procedures that describes a population of scores; symbolized by a letter from the Greek alphabet |
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| The individuals who are measured in a sample |
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| The large group of all possible scores that would be obtained if the behavior of every individual of interest in a particular situation could be measured |
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| A measurement scale in which each score indicates an actual amount, there is an equal unit of measurement, and there is a true zero |
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| A pattern between two variables whereby a change in one variable is accompanied by a consistent change in the other |
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| A relatively small subset of a population, intended to represent the population; a subset of the complete group of scores found in any particular situation |
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| A number from a descriptive procedure that describes a sample of scores; symbolized by a letter from the English alphabet |
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| Anything that, when measured, can produce two or more different scores |
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