RESEARCH METHODS THINKING CRITICALLY WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND DESCRIPTION
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Correlation
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A measure of the relationship between two variables.
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The observation of human or animal behavior in its natural setting.
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Subjects in an experiment who are not subjected to the independent variable and may receive a placebo treatment.
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The group to which the researchers manipulate the independent variable.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The correlation coefficient is measured on a scale that varies from + 1 through 0 to – 1. Complete correlation between two variables is expressed by either + 1 or-1. When one variable increases as the other increases the correlation is positive; when one decreases as the other increases it is negative.
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