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Personality Psych Ch 2
Source: Perspectives on Personality 6th Ed. Charles S. Carver & Michael F. Scheier
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
10/02/2010

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case study
Definition
An in-depth study of one individual.
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causality
Definition
A relationship such that variation in one dimension produces variation in another.
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clinically significant
Definition
An association large enough to have some practical importance.
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correlation
Definition
A relationship in which two variables or dimensions covary when measured repeatedly.
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correlation coefficient
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A numeric index of the degree of correlation between two variables.
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dependent variable
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The variable measured as the outcome of an experiment; the effect in a cause-effect relation.
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descriptive statistics
Definition
Statistics used to describe or characterize some group.
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experimental control
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The holding constant of variables that are not being manipulated.
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experimental method
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The method in which one variable is manipulated to test for causal influence on another variable.
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experimental personality research
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A study involving a personality factor and an experimental factor.
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generality (generalizability)
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The degree to which a conclusion applies to many people.
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independent variable
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The variable manipulated in an experiment, tested as the cause in a cause-effect relation.
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inferential statistics
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Statistics used to judge whether a relationship exists between variables.
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interaction
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A finding in which the effect of one predictor variable differs depending on the level of another predictor variable.
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main effect
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A finding in which the effect of one predictor variable is independent of other variables.
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multifactor study
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A study with two (or more) predictor variables.
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personology
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The study of the whole person, as opposed to studying only one aspect of the person.
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practical significance
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An association large enough to have practical importance.
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random assignment
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The process of putting people randomly into groups of an experiment so their characteristics balance out across groups.
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statistical significance
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The likelihood of an obtained effect occurring when there is no true effect.
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third-variable problem
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The possibility that an unmeasured variable caused variation in both of two correlated variables.
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variable
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A dimension along which two or more variations exist.
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