Surveys and Case Studies
Polling a large population with a questionnaire.
What is a survey?
The range of correlation coefficients.
-1 to +1
Observational study in the participants normal habitat.
What is naturalistic observation?
The variable the experimenter manipulates.
What is the Independent Variable (IV)?
The argument that the mind is separate from the brain but controls the brain and through it the rest of the body.
What is dualism?
Examining one participant extensively.
What is a case study?
Which is the strongest correlation?
0.1 1.6 -0.83 0.42
-0.83
Observational study in artificial conditions.
What is laboratory observation?
The variable that is being measured.
What is the dependent variable (DV)?
Genetics or what somebody is born with side of a famous psychology debate.
What is nature?
Name an advantage of a survey.
Inexpensive, can cover many people quickly, lots of information gathered
Potential Response:
Amount of caffeine consumed and energy throughout the day.
Potential problem(s) with observational studies.
Less controlled, bias with presence of observer, can take a lot of time
When both the observer and the subject are unaware of who is receiving which condition of the IV.
What is a double-blind study?
What are two of the four goals of psychology?
To describe behavior
To explain behavior
To predict behavior
To control or change behavior
Name an disadvantage of surveys.
Somebody could give false responses, not completing the entire survey.
Correlation does not prove ______.
OR
Correlation does not prove behavior, but rather, it _______.
CAUSATION; PREDICTS
What is a reason to use a laboratory observation design over a naturalistic one?
More controlled, take out unpredictability, make sure what you want to study is being studied
The group that does NOT experience the independent variable.
Who is the control group?
The idea that consciousness can be broken down into essential elements.
What is structuralism?
Name an advantage of a case study.
You can examine cases you can't ethically examine in an experimental process. Example: Phineas Gage
Give an example of a negative correlation.
Potential Response:
Temperature and number snow boots purchased.
Why would you use a naturalistic observation design over a laboratory one?
Potentially more applicable because it was the natural area, less reactivity because they are used to the area
Participants unknowingly took a sugar pill instead of the actual medication (IV) as a controlled reaction. What is the name for the deception used with the sugar pill?
What is the placebo effect?
School of psychology that believes behavior is influenced by unconscious thoughts, impulses, and desires.
What is psychodynamic theory?