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Methodological equivalence
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In cross-cultural research, the concern with making sure participants from different cultures understand the research questions or situations.
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Generalizability
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The degree to which research findings about the particular samples studied can be applied to larger or broader populations.
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Power
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The capability of your study to detect an effect to the extent that such an effect really exists.
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Independent variable
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In an experiment, the variable or condition that the experimenter manipulates in order to examine its effect on the dependent variable.
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Dependent variable
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In an experiment, the variable or measure affected by manipulation of the independent variable.
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Back-translation
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Translates from one language to another and another does it backwards for comparison.
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Moderacy bias
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When answering questions that require choosing a response from a scale, the tendency to choose a response near the midpoint of the scale.
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Extremity bias
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When answering questions that require choosing a response, the tendency to choose a response near the endpoints
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Acquiescence bias
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A tendency to agree with most statements one encounters
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Reference group effect
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A tendency for people to to evaluate themselves by comparing themselves with others from their own culture
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Deprivation effect
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A tendency for people to value something more when it is lacking in their culture
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Between-groups
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A type of experimental manipulation in which different groups of participants receive different levels of the independent variable
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Within-groups
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A type of experimental manipulation in which each participant receives more than one level of the independent variable..
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Occam's razor
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The principle that any theory should make as few assumptions as possible; the simpler theory is more likely to be correct.
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Unpackaging
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Identifiying the underlying variables that give rise to different cultural differences
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