Psych Science
The application of critical thinking and tools, such as observation and statistical analysis; includes a hypothesis, a experiment, and a conclusion.
What is the scientific method?
This occurs when researchers only search for information that supports their preconceptions.
What is confirmation bias?
This is the type of method used to watch and record behaviors without manipulating the environment.
What is naturalistic observation?
A specification of the exact procedures used to measure a variable.
What is an operational definition?
A nonactive substance or condition that is sometimes used to see if the actual drug or condition has any effect beyond expectations.
What is a placebo?
After reading an article titled, "Drinking energy drinks helps improve test scores" a student of psychology would/should do what?
Read the article carefully, looking for more information about how researchers came to this conclusion.
The tendency for research participants to behave in certain ways because they know what the researcher is looking for, is known as this.
What is participant bias?
What is case study?
A researcher's testable prediction about the outcome of research.
What is a hypothesis?
The presence of an independent variable is what distinguishes the difference between these two groups in an experiment.
What are the control group and the experimental group?
Which of the following questions is least appropriate for using the scientific method?
a.) Why won't my car start?
b.) Is there life after death?
c.) Does studying increase test scores?
In an experiment, confirmation bias can be controlled by using this procedure.
What is a double-blind study?
This is when one variable increases, the other increases. Or, when when variable decreases, the other decreases.
What is positive correlation?
This is the variable that the experimenter manipulates in order toe examine its effect on the dependent variable.
What is the independent variable?
Repeating an experiment or research study to see if the results can be reproduced, thus proving it's validity.
What is replication?
"Because of the research tools psychologists use to answer questions" answers this question?
Why is psychology considered a science?
A research project designed to discover the degree to which two variables are related to each other.
What is a correlational study?
Describe a negative correlation.
What is when one variable increases, the other decreases.
These are a variables other than the independent variable that may influence the dependent variable.
What are confounding variables?
This organization checks to make sure researchers in the field of Psychology are following ethical guidelines.
What is the American Psychological Association?
Research methods help us do this.
This is the best statement to describe the outcome of cause and effect in studying variables, even if the variables are very closely linked.
What is, "Correlation does not mean causation."
Surveys and longitudinal studies vary in this way.
What is, surveys ask questions to a population, while longitudinal studies study people over a long period of time.
The purpose of a double-blind study.
To avoid researcher and participant bias.
The four ethical guidelines that researchers must follow.
What are informed consent, protection from harm, confidentiality, and debriefing?