Research Methods
Perspectives
Statistics
Ethics
MISC
100
A researcher manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process
What is an experiment?
100
Focuses on how processes of the mind influence behavior.
What is the Cognitive Perspective?
100
A graph that uses dots to show the relationship between two numerical variables
What is a scatterplot?
100
The right of research participants to be prevented from physical or psychological damage.
What is protection from harm?
100
All of those in a group being studied from which samples may be drawn.
What is population?
200
The statistical procedure for analyzing multiple studies to reach an overall conclusion
What is a Meta-Analysis?
200
An approach to the study of psychology that focuses on the role of learning in observable behavior.
What is the Behavioral Perspective?
200
What is no correlation?
200
For minors or individuals with diminished capacity, assent (agreement) is obtained in addition to consent from a legal guardian.
What is informed assent?
200
An inactive substance or treatment, such as a sugar pill, that is often administered as a control in testing new drugs.
What is a placebo?
300
Non-experimental method to watch and record behavior without trying to manipulate and control the situation.
What is a naturalistic observation?
300
The influence of genetics and brain chemistry on thinking and behavior.
What is the Biological Perspective?
300
The middle number when all the data points are placed in order from least to greatest.
What is median?
300
When possible, data should be collected without identifying information.
What is anonymity?
300
A relationship between two variables in which both rise and fall together.
Ex. study hours and test performance
What is a positive correlation?
400
A non-experimental method in which one person or group is studied in depth.
What is a case study?
400
Emphasizes behavior is determined by your past experiences that are left in the unconscious mind and childhood experiences.
What is the Psychodynamic Perspective?
400
This occurs when people perceive a relationship between two variables even when none exists.
What is an illusory correlation?
400
Individuals who act as participants but are actually part of the research team, sometimes used in deception studies.
What are research confederates?
400
p<0.01
What is highly significant statistically?
500
Used to measure the extent to which 2 variables are related.
What is correlational?
500
Emphasizes the individual’s inherent goodness, free will and capacity toward self-actualization, viewing people as a whole and focusing on their unique experiences and potential.
What is the Humanistic Perspective?
500
A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score.
What is standard deviation?
500
A committee that reviews and approves research proposals to ensure they meet ethical standards.
What is an institutional review board?
500
A correlation coefficient of -0.6.
What is a negative correlation?