PSY 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Informed Consent, Psy

• School: Tunxis Community College
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 100
• Professor: Bourne

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Carefully regulated procedure in which one or more of the factors (dv) believed to influence the behaviour being studied are manipulated (iv) while all other factors are held constant (cvs) Independent variable (iv): a manipulated, influential, experimental factor: the iv is a potential cause for an observed behaviour, can be manipulated independently of other factors to determine its effects. A factor in an experiment that can change in response to changes in the independent variable: researchers measure the dv for any resulting effect (of manipulating the iv) A group whose experience is manipulated: experiments can involve one or more experimental groups. A baseline comparison group: experiments can involve one or more control groups, serves as a baseline against which the effects of the manipulated condition (iv) can be compared. Random assignment: randomized assignment of participants to experimental and control groups. Researchers assign participants to experimental/control groups by chance.