Vocabulary Pt. 1
small group of a total population
sample
study of a person or group of people
case study
When researchers unwittingly come to the conclusion they expected
self-fulfilling prophecy
Discretely observing a new student in class, is using what type of research method?
Naturalistic Observation
Give an example of quantitative data
observing people and animals in their habitat
naturalistic observation
changes in relation to the independent variable
dependent variable
Why is the word "Blind" used in single-blind experiment?
participants don't know they are being exposed to the independent variable
Which is the least effective: Survey, Interview, Diary
Interview
Give an example of qualitative data
Qualitative
participants are exposed to the independent variable
experimental group
Replicate them- do it again
A clinical psychologist hypothesizes that listening to hip hop music will lead one to be in a better mood. To test this, she has 50 people listen to an hour of hip hop. Another 50 listen to classical music for an hour. She then has them rate their mood on a 10-point scale.
What type of study is this?
Experiment
Which of the following is an example of data with no correlation:
height and weight
or
age and eye color
age and eye color
data based on numbers
Quantitative
participants are not exposed to the independent variable
control group
Describe the placebo effect.
A "fake" medical treatment; a pill, shot, etc. Individuals feel as though they are better because the "treatment" is supposed to do so.
A clinical psychologist hypothesizes that listening to hip hop music will lead one to be in a better mood. To test this, she has 50 people listen to an hour of hip hop. Another 50 listen to classical music for an hour. She then has them rate their mood on a 10-point scale.
What is the independent variable?
Type of music: hip hop or classical
Which of the following is an example of positively correlated data:
Temperature and Ice Cream Sales
or
Supply of Good and Price of Goods
Temperature and Ice Cream Sales
correlation
behaving in a certain way to fulfill expectations
self-fulfilling prophecy
Summarize the Milgram experiment
People give electric shock to other individuals in the presence of authority
A clinical psychologist hypothesizes that listening to hip hop music will lead one to be in a better mood. To test this, she has 50 people listen to an hour of hip hop. Another 50 listen to classical music for an hour. She then has them rate their mood on a 10-point scale.
What is the dependent variable?
Which of the following is an example of negatively correlated data?
Car miles and car value
or
Car accidents and cost of car insurance
Car miles and car value