What is a case-control study?
An observational study where data is gathered from cases and controls
What is a case study?
A study that provides detailed information about one or a small group of individuals
What is a meta-analysis study?
A study that combines and analyzes data from multiple studies
Why is it unethical to have a placebo group involving a sham surgery?
Because it involves subjecting participants to unnecessary risk
What is generalizability in research?
The ability to apply the results of a study to real life or other places
What is experimenter/selection bias?
When researchers deliberately or inadvertently influence study outcomes
What is ethical research?
Research that requires all participants to voluntarily participate
What is the Hawthorne effect?
A change in research participants' behavior as a result of their awareness that they are being observed
What is a double-blind study?
A study where neither the participant nor the researcher know the conditions
What is a single-blind study?
A study where the participant doesn't know the conditions but the researcher does
What are Piaget's stages of development?
Preoperational, Concrete operational, Formal operational
What is Mead's theory of social self?
Preparatory stage, Play stage, Game stage