SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 5TH CANADIAN EDITION FINAL REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ independent variable
Answer: In an experiment, the factor that experimenters manipulate to see if it affects the dependent
variable
◉ informed consent
Answer: an individual's deliberate, voluntary decision to participate in research, based on the
researcher's description of what will be required during such participation
◉ internal validity
Answer: the degree to which there can be reasonable certainty that the independent variables in an
experiment caused the effects obtained on the dependent variables
,◉ interrater reliability
Answer: the degree to which different observers agree on their observations
◉ meta-analysis
Answer: a set of statistical procedures used to review a body of evidence by combining the results of
individual studies to measure the overall reliability and strength of particular effects
◉ mundane realism
Answer: the degree to which the experimental situation resembles places and events in the real world
◉ operational definition
Answer: the specific procedures for manipulating or measuring a conceptual variable
◉ preregistration
Answer: The practice of researchers reporting their research design, predictions, and plans for data
analyses before conducting their study.
, ◉ random assignment
Answer: a method of assigning participants to the various conditions of an experiment so that each
participant in the experiment has an equal chance of being in any of the conditions
◉ random sampling
Answer: a method of selecting participants for a study so that everyone in a population has an equal
chance of being in the study
◉ Replication
Answer: repeating a research study to see if the results are similar to those found in the original study
◉ Subject variables
Answer: a variable that characterizes pre-existing differences among the participants in a study
◉ Theory
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ independent variable
Answer: In an experiment, the factor that experimenters manipulate to see if it affects the dependent
variable
◉ informed consent
Answer: an individual's deliberate, voluntary decision to participate in research, based on the
researcher's description of what will be required during such participation
◉ internal validity
Answer: the degree to which there can be reasonable certainty that the independent variables in an
experiment caused the effects obtained on the dependent variables
,◉ interrater reliability
Answer: the degree to which different observers agree on their observations
◉ meta-analysis
Answer: a set of statistical procedures used to review a body of evidence by combining the results of
individual studies to measure the overall reliability and strength of particular effects
◉ mundane realism
Answer: the degree to which the experimental situation resembles places and events in the real world
◉ operational definition
Answer: the specific procedures for manipulating or measuring a conceptual variable
◉ preregistration
Answer: The practice of researchers reporting their research design, predictions, and plans for data
analyses before conducting their study.
, ◉ random assignment
Answer: a method of assigning participants to the various conditions of an experiment so that each
participant in the experiment has an equal chance of being in any of the conditions
◉ random sampling
Answer: a method of selecting participants for a study so that everyone in a population has an equal
chance of being in the study
◉ Replication
Answer: repeating a research study to see if the results are similar to those found in the original study
◉ Subject variables
Answer: a variable that characterizes pre-existing differences among the participants in a study
◉ Theory
