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| a "medicine" that has no active ingredients and works by the power of suggestion |
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| a study during which neither participants nor researchers know to which group any subject belongs |
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| a statement of the results that the experimenter expects |
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| people or animals on whom the experiment is conducted |
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| factors that change in an experiment |
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| the factor that the experimenter manipulates or changes in a study |
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| the factor in a study that changes or varies as a result of changes in the independent variable |
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| research that takes place outside the laboratory |
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| the group on which the critical part of the experiment is performed |
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| the group that does not participate in the critical part of the experiment |
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| a method of research using questions on feelings, opinions, or behavior patterns |
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| a group that represents a larger group |
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| a research method that involves studying subjects without their being aware that they're being watched |
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| a research method that involves studying people face to face and asking questions |
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| research that collects lengthy, detailed information about a person's background, usually for psychological treatment |
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| observation and measurement of the subject using objective measures (as opposed to an interview) |
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| a method of research that looks at different age groups at the same time in order to understand changes that occur during the life span |
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| studies the same group of people over an extended period of time |
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