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| A type of within-subject experiment in which behavior is observed before (A) and after (B) an experimental manipulation. The original (A) condition is restored, sometimes followed again by the experimental (B) condition. |
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| First or secondhand reports of personal experience |
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| In a within-subject experiment, a period of observation (often designated "A") during which no attempt is made to manipulate the behavior under study. |
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| Between-subjects experiment |
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| An experimental design in which the independent variable is made to varyh across two or more groups of subjects. Also called between-treatment or group experiment. |
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| Detailed study and description of a single case. Usually in a clinical setting. |
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| In a between-subjects experiment, those subjects not exposed to the independent variable. |
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| A graphic record of behavior, each point of which reflects the total number of times a behavior has been performed as of that time |
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| An apparatus (or software) that records every occurence of a behavior, thereby producing a cumulative record |
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| The variable by which the outcome of an experiment is measured. It is supposed to vary or DEPEND on the independent variable |
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| A study in which the researcher attempts to describe a group by obtaining data from its members |
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| A research design in which the researcher measures the effects of one or more independent variables on one or more dependent variables |
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| In a between-subjects experiment, those subjects exposed to the independent variable |
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| In an experiment, the variable that the researcher controls. The independent variable is usually expected to affect the dependent variable. |
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| A procedure for reducing extraneous differences among subjects in between-subjects experiments by matching those in the experimental and control groups on specified characteristics, such as age, sex, and weight |
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| A definition that specifies the operation (procedure) by which a term will be measured. |
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| Within-subject experiment |
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| A research design in which the independent variable is made to vary at different times for the same subject. Thus each subject serves as both an experimental and control subject. Also called single-subject or single case experiment |
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