Scientific Research
Psychologist begin their study with this
What is forming a Research Question?
Several types of tests measure various elements of human behavior such as abilities, interests, and personality
What is the Testing Method?
What is bias?
Standards for proper and responsible behavior
What is ethics?
An if-then statement and educated guess
What is a hypothesis?
Researchers conduct in-depth investigations of individuals or small groups
What is the Case-Study Method?
What is target population?
All records in research must remain private and in rare circumstances psychologists might break this
What is confidentiality?
Members of this group receive the treatment
What is the experimental group?
This is the step that can prove the hypothesis to be correct or incorrect
What is testing the hypothesis?
A group of participants are observed at intervals over an extended period of time
What is the Longitudinal Method?
A sample drawn in such a way that known subgroups within a population are represented in proportion to their numbers in the general population
What is a stratified sample?
People agree to participate in a research study only after they have been given a general overview of the research and have been given the choice of whether or not to participate
What is informed consent?
The factor that is being measured and may change in response to manipulations
What is the dependent variable?
After the testing is done, psychologists will take part in this step
What is analyzing the results?
Researchers compare the differences and similarities among people in different age groups at a given time
What is the Cross-Sectional Method?
What is a placebo?
Psychologists need to conduct research with this group since they cannot be carried out with people for ethical reasons.
What is research with animals?
For the findings of a study to confirmed, the study must be
What is replicated?
The final step that takes place after psychologists have analyzed the research
What is draw conclusions?
People respond to a series of questions about a particular subject, two methods of this
What is a survey method?
A study in which both participants and experimenters are unaware of who receives the treatment
What is a double-blind study?
To test a study to be valid some participants may have to be unaware of the treatment they are receiving, this is called
What is deception?
Researchers observe the behavior of people or animals in their natural habitats.
What is the naturalistic-observation method?