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A broad idea or set of ideas that attempt to explain certain observations is a .
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A comparison group in an experiment that is treated like the experimental group in every way except for the manipulated factor is the group.
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The entire group about which an investigator wants to learn is a .
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The subset of a larger group that an experimenter has chosen for an experiment is a .
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Observation of behavior in real world settings is observation.
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An interviewer asked 200 students to check a box to indicate their class standing. This question is a - question.
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A detailed description of the symptoms of a person with a fear of heights is a .
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The factor in an experiment that is manipulated by the experimenter is the variable.
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The assignment of participants to the experimental or control group by chance is assignment.
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The influence of the experimenter's own expectations on the outcome of research is .
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The influence of the participants' expectations, instead of the experimental treatment, on the outcome of an experiment is the .
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Mathematical procedures used to describe and summarize sets of data in meaningful ways are statistics.
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The measure of central tendency that falls exactly in the middle of a ranked group of scores is the .
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A statistic that describes how much scores vary on the average around the mean of a sample is the .
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Using an ethnic label in a superficial way to portray an ethnic group as more homogeneous than it is in reality is called .





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