Research
Mickey Mouse watches children interact at recess without interfering. Name the research method.
What is Naturalistic Observation?
- The researcher is observing behavior in the children's natural environment.
The Little Mermaid studies memory, thinking, and problem-solving. Name the perspective.
What is cognitive perspective?
- It focuses on mental processes.
Simba and his friends are told the purpose of a study and agree to participate. Name the ethical guideline.
What is informed consent?
-Participants must voluntarily agree to be in a study
What is a hypothesis?
-Hypotheses can be tested through research
Donald Duck finds that students who sleep more tend to earn higher grades.
What is Positive Correlation?
- Both variables increase together.
Eugene compares students who already exercise a lot with students that do not excercise and measures their stress levels. She does not change anything.
What is correlation?
- The researcher tests the relationship between the two.
Elsa examines how rewards and punishments affect behavior. Name the perspective.
What is the behavioral perspective?
- Behavior is shaped by learning and consequences.
Rapunzel keeps participants identities private. Name the ethical guideline.
What is confidentiality?
-It protects participants personal information
An explanation that organizes observations and predicts behaviors.
What is a theory?
-Theories explain and predicts phenomena
Mulan looks at test scores and most students got around 85, but a few scores are much higher or lower.
What is the mean?
- Outliers can change the average
Maui follows the same group of students from freshman year to senior year to track changes in grades over time.
What is a longitudinal study?
- It tracks the same people over a long period of time.
Buzz Lighyear investigates how culture influences beliefs about education. Name the perspective.
What is sociocultural perspective?
-It studies social and cultural influences on behavior.
Aladdin explains the true purpose of a study after using deception. Name the ethical guideline.
What is debriefing?
-Participants must be informed after the study
A researcher repeats a famous study and obtains similar results.
-Replication increases confidence in findings
Tiana finds that the most common numbers of hours students study is 3 hours.
What is the mode?
- Mode= most common number
Cinderella tests whether caffeine improves reaction time by giving caffeine to one group and a placebo to another.
What is an experiment?
- The researcher manipulates a variable to test cause and effect.
Bob the Psychologist studies how hormones and neurotransmitters affect emotions. Name the perspective.
What is the biological perspective?
-It focuses on physiological influences.
Participants may leave a study at any time without punishment.
What is right to withdraw?
-Participation must remain voluntary.
Tinker Bell only notices evidence that supports her beliefs and ignores evidence that contradicts them.
What is confirmation bias?
- Confirmation bias favors supporting evidence
In Aurora's study, it shows that as screen time goes up, sleep goes down.
What is negative correlation?
- One goes up, other goes down
Mirabel combines the results of many different studies on sleep and memory to find an overall conclusion?
What is meta-analysis?
- It analyzes data from multiple studies together.
What is the evolutionary perspective?
- It explains behavior through Adaption and natural selection.
Ursula wants to test stress by making participants believe they failed a major exam, causing severe emotional distress.
What is violating protection from harm?
- Researchers must minimize harm and protect participants
Moana concludes that eating breakfast improves test scores because students who eat breakfast score higher. However, motivation may explain both variables.
What is a confounding variable?
- A third factor may explain the relationship
Two students have the same average grade, but one has very different scores each test while the other is consistent.
What is range?
- Range shows how spread out scores are.