Perspectives
Says behavior patterns are heavily influenced by what enhances reproductive success
What is the evolutionary perspective?
What is an experiment?
Describe the correlation:
If more time is spent studying, exam scores tend to go up
What is a positive correlation?
When participants agree participate in the study and have learned about the aim of the research
What is informed consent?
A study method that intends to observe purely natural behavior in animals or humans
What is a naturalistic observation?
Says behavior/personality is heavily influenced by conflicts buried in your unconscious
What is the psychoanalytic (psychodynamic) perspective?
Process that ensures participants have an equal chance of being in either the control group or experimental group
What is random assignment?
These are important when researchers want to be able to replicate an experiment
What are operational definitions?
Publishing a list of participants names with the results of a research study violates this ethical principle
What is right to privacy?
When conducting a t-test to measure statistical significance, this p-value determines whether or not the DV was affected by the IV and not random chance
What is a p-value of p<.05?
Says human behavior is not simply a product of their environment but governed by their potential for growth
What is humanism?
Mr. Chadwick designs an experiment to see if room temperature impacts his classes' exam performance. In his experiment, room temperature would be...
What is the independent variable (IV)?
Mr. Chadwick designs an experiment to see if exercise improves his students' concentration during long PowerPoints. In his experiment, concentration would be...
What is the dependent variable (DV)?
If a study requires you to deceive participants, this must follow the study ASAP
What is debriefing?
When people change their behavior due to the understanding/awareness that they are being observed
What is the Hawthorne effect?
Currently the dominant perspective in psych that focuses on how humans acquire knowledge and solve problems
What is the cognitive perspective?
Type of descriptive research method that provides an in-depth picture of a single subject
What is a case study?
Describe the relationship:
A negative correlation between hunger and concentration
as hunger increases, concentration tends to decrease OR
as hunger decreases, concentration tends to increase
The right of participants who do not wish to complete a study they began
What is right to withdraw?
When someone is given a false treatment unknown to them and they genuinely believe it(and perhaps does) improves their condition.
What is the placebo effect?
The technique used by structuralists to study consciousness by training subjects to describe their personal experiences
What is introspection?
Mr. Chadwick only asks his AP students to participate in a survey and concludes that all students are given far too much homework each night. What research flaw undermines his findings?
What is sampling bias?
A research design strategy that neutralizes the impact of experimenter bias
What is a double-blind procedure?
a committee named by an agency or institution to review research proposals for ethical acceptability
Who is institutional review board?
An unethical experimental event wherein participants are forced to participate in the study against their will
What is coercion?