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Psychology Lab 2 Notes
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The Science of Psychology: Research Methods
Not what is asked but how question is asked.
Correlation: reveals if there is a relationship between two variables.
A positive correlation - as x increases, y increases.
A negative correlation - x increases, y decreases.
Correlation vs Causation: correlation cannot tell us causation
3rd variable problem
Experimental Design:
Control Group - baseline, no treatment
Experimental Group - receives treatment
Random assignment to groups
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