The standard disclaimer applies for this "review sheet." Here is a list of potential topics on the exam. If something that was in the book and/or discussed in class isn't on this list, it may still show up on the exam. And, just because something is on this list, doesn't mean that it will be on the exam. This list is only meant to supplement your review of the textbook and of your lecture notes.
Chapters 7, 11, 12, 13, 14
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alpha level analysis of variance bar graph baseline bias central tendency chi-square test close-ended questions cluster sampling conceptual replication confidence interval control series design convenience sampling correlation coeeficient criterion variable degrees of freedom descriptive statistics effect size error variance exact replication experimental realism external validity face-to-face interview focus group frequency distribution frequency polygon group survey haphazard sampling |
inferential statistics internet survey interrupted time series design interval scales interviewer bias literature review mail survey mean median meta-analysis mode multiple baseline design multiple correlation mundane realism needs assessment nominal scales nonporobability sampling null hypothesis ordinal scales outcome evaluation population predictor variable probability sampling probability process evaluation program evaluation quasi-experimental design quota sampling |
rating scale ratio scales regression equation research hypothesis response rate response set restriction of range reversal design sampling distribution sampling error sampling frame sampling scatterplot simple random sampling single-subject experiment standard deviation statistical power statistical significance stratified random sampling survey research systematic variance telephone interview t-test type I error type II error variability variance |
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
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Abstract Analogical theory Applied research Archival research Authority Basic research Case study Cause and effect Coding system Confidentiality Cost-benefit analysis Debriefing Deception Deduction Dependent variable Descriptive generalizations Descriptive methods Descriptive theory Discussion section |
Empirical test Experimental control Experimental method Falsifiable Fraud Goals of science Honest experiment Hypothesis Independent variable Induction Informed consent Institutional review board Introduction section Literature review Methods section Naturalistic observation Parsimony Peer review Plagiarism Prediction |
Properties of a good theory Psychology as a science PsycInfo Quantitative theory Replication Research literature Responsibility Results section Risk Role-playing ROT-rule Simulation studies Skepticism Special populations surveys Systematic observation Theory Variable Ways of knowing |
Chpts 5, 8, 9, 10 Appendix A, D
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abstract behavioral measure bias ceiling effect confounding Construct validity contrast effect convergent validity counterbalancing criterion validity debriefing demand characteristics discriminant validity discussion section double-blind procedure expectancy effects experimenter bias face validity factorial design fatigue effect figure captions floor effect |
history effect independent groups design interaction effect internal consistency reliability internal validity interrater reliability interval scale introduction section latin square main effect manipulation check matched pairs random assignment maturation effect measurement error methods section mixed factorial design nominal scale nonequivalent control group design one-group pretest-posttest design order effect ordinal scale physiological measure |
pilot study placebo group posttest only design practice effect pretest-postest design randomized blocks ratio scale reactivity references reliability repeated measures design results section running head selection differences self-report measure staged manipulation statistical regression straightforward manipulation testing effects test-retest reliability title page true score validity |