psy ch2

is the entire group of individuals to which a law of nature applies

is a relatively small subset of a population that is intended to represent, or stand in for, the population

is anything that, when measured, can produce two or more different scores

a score indicates the amount of a variable that is present

is a pattern in which, as the scores on one variable change, the corresponding scores on the other variable change in a consistent manner

The degree of consistency in a relationship

are procedures for organizing and summarizing sample data so that we can communicate and describe their important characteristics.

are procedures for deciding whether sample data accurately represent a particular relationship in the population

A number that is the answer from a descriptive procedure that describes a sample of scores

a number that describes a characteristic of a population of scores is

variable that is changed or manipulated by the experimenter

is the name for a specific amount or category of the independent variable that creates the specific situation under which participants are examined

measures a participant’s behavior under each condition.