Research Methods
Perspectives
Statistics
Experiment Terms
All the other stuff
100
research method in which the psychologist observes the subject in a natural setting without interfering
What is naturalistic observation
100
Behavior is a result of conflicts in the unconscious and past experiences
Psychodynamic Perspective
100
An arrangement of data in a table that indicates how often a particular score or observation occurs
What is a frequency distribution
100
the group to which an independent variable is applied
What is the experimental group
100
participants are intentionally picked to represent proportionally the population that is being studied
What is a stratified sample
200
research method in which information is obtained by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions
What is a survey
200
The desire to meet one's basic needs and reach their fullest potential drives behavior
Humanistic Perspective
200
The branch of statistics that lists, summarizes and organizes data in a practical way (makes it easier to draw conclusions)
What is descriptive statistics
200
a statement that defines the exact methods used to measure a variable in psych research
What is operational definition
200
When the findings from a sample can be applied and generalized to the whole population, it is said that the sample has
What is external validity
300
research method in which data is collected about a group of participants over a number of years to assess how certain characteristics change or remain the same during development
What is a longitudinal study
300
Behavior is determined by genes, brain structure/chemistry & hormones
What is the biological perspective
300
The three measures of central tendency?
Mean, median, mode
300
the variable that the research manipulates or changes in an experiment
What is independent variable
300
What is a negative correlation
400
research method in which data is collected from groups of participants of different ages and compared so that conclusions can be drawn about differences due to age
What is a cross-sectional study
400
Behavior is a result of norms, values, expectations & taboos
What is the sociocultural perspective?
400
When is mode BEST used?
With non-numerical data
400
You are testing to see if a new plant fertilizer increases sunflower size. You put 20 plants of the same height and strain into a location where all the plants get the same amount of water and sunlight. One half of the plants get the regular fertilizer. The other half of the plants get the new fertilizer. Which is the experimental group and which is the control group?
EG: Plants exposed to new fertilizer
CG: Plants exposed to regular fertilizer
400
The group responsible for creating the Code of Ethics in 1991
What is the American Psychological Association?
500
research method that involves an intensive investigation of one or more participants
What is a case study
500
Behavior is a result of training; rewards & punishment cause behavior
What is the behavioral perspective?
500
Numerical methods used to determine whether research data support a hypothesis or whether results were due to chance
what is inferential statistics
500
A researcher wants to study the effects of a strobe light on a person's reading comprehension. The independent variable is this and the dependent variable is this
IV= strobe light
DV= reading comprehension
500
Before starting an experiment researchers are required to submit a plan to a Committee for approval or rejection of the experiment based on...
What is ethics