Intro to Psychology
scientific study
What type of non-scientific question focuses on how people should act?
Normative questions
Uncontrolled variables that may create unintentional differences between experimental and control groups are called _______.
Confounds
This kind of research establishes basic facts about a topic, typically through survey methods.
Descriptive
This is the belief that says people develop through their experiences in the world, and was supported by Locke (blank slate).
Nurture
My research examining what children and families do and say in museums occurs at what level of analysis?
Person level
"Are ghosts real?" is what type of non-scientific question?
A question of faith
If you get a 27 on the ACT the first time, and retake it and get a 27 again, you can assume the ACT has good ______.
reliability
This research design examines the association between two variables.
Correlational
This psychologist is considered the father of experimental psychology.
Wundt
A research study using fMRI or EEG methods occurs at what level of analysis?
Brain level
False information that is spread with the intent to harm is called _______.
Disinformation
Random _______ is used to generate a sample that is ideally representative of the larger population being studied.
Random sampling
The outcome of a study is also called the _______ variable.
Dependent
This school of thought states that the sole focus of psychology should be on the prediction and control of observable behavior.
Behaviorism
Psychologists are unified by their commitment to the _____________.
scientific method
_______ sources are original published sources of research or evidence, such as an original peer-reviewed journal article.
Primary sources
If a bathroom scale was supposed to measure weight but somehow really measured height, you would say it has bad _________.
validity
This kind of research involves the manipulation of an independent variable and tries to answer WHY questions.
Causal explanation/experimental designs
This is the belief that people's psychological characteristics are rooted in biology.
Nature
The scientific method requires documenting methods of observation, __________, and recording observations systematically.
Collecting evidence
Michael Caufield suggested that one way to see if information is fake news is to find any links in the article and check out the original sources of information. This strategy is called _______.
Going upstream to the source
You have a sample of 200 students and have two conditions. Each should have 100 students. You should use random ______ to ensure each student is put into their condition by chance.
assignment
As alcohol consumption increases, reaction time decreases. This is what type of correlation?
Negative
This school of thought suggests that much of our mental life occurs in the unconscious.
Psychoanalytic