Scientific Method
First step in the scientific method
What is forming a question
When researchers use already recorded behaviors
What is Archival Research?
Correlation does not equal ____.
measures that are not directly under a person’s control
What are Covert Measures?
Gloria thinks that when she asks her children to do their chores while she's in a good mood, they never listen, but when she's in a bad mood and asks her children to do their chores, only then do they listen. This is an example of a ___ correlation.
What is a Negative Correlation?
2nd step of the scientific method that involves going over previous studies of the same topic
What is Searching the Literature?
Study used to describe and measure people's behavior in their everyday situations
What is Naturalistic Observation?
When an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in a second variable, or when a decrease in one variable is associated with a decrease in a second variable
What is a Positive Correlation?
What is an Independent Variable?
Stacy wants to do a research study of what names were popular during the 80s. To do this, she asks her aunts, uncles, and parents for their yearbooks from when they went to high school. With the yearbooks, Stacy is then able to conclude that the name Jessica was the most popular girl name in the 80's. This is an example of an ___ research.
What is Archival Research?
A prediction about the relationship among 2 or more variables
What is a hypothesis?
Study that relies on asking people questions about their thoughts, feelings, desires, and actions
What is a Self-Report Study?
When an increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in a second variable, or when a decrease in one variable is associated with an increase in a second variable
What is a Negative Correlation?
The variable in a true experiment that changes due to another variable; it changes as a result of manipulation.
What is a Dependent Variable?
Mikey goes to the gym non-stop because no one wants to date him, but what if no one wants to date him because he goes to the gym non-stop? This is an example of ___.
What is the Problem of Direction?
Last step in the scientific method
What is purposing or revising a study?
What is an Observational Study?
The reason why correlational studies cannot display cause and effect. We do not know which variable 'caused' the other. "What came first: the chicken or the egg?"
What is the Problem of Direction?
A grouping technique in true experiments that ensures that all participants have an equal chance of being assigned to any group
What is Random Assignment?
Tricia is sick with a sore throat, her mom cooks her a bowl of rice, pours vinegar, salt, and soy sauce on it, and tells Tricia to eat it. Her mom says that the rice will help heal her sore throat, but Tricia doesn't know if it's the rice itself that soothes her throat, or if it's the soy sauce, the vinegar, or the salt. This is an example of the ___.
How we define and measure variables in studies
What is Operational Definition?
A study in which two or more variables are related to one another statistically but does not describe cause and effect
What is a Correlational Study?
The reason why correlational studies cannot display cause and effect. Another variable that could possibly be influencing the other variables.
What is the Third Variable Problem?
Descriptive studies OBSERVE variables, True Experiment studies ___ and ___ variables.
What is Manipulate and Measures?
Social psychologists go to a high school and observe how many students will smack a low beam in the cafeteria hall. They make note of how tall the students are, how busy they looked, and if they were holding something in their hand or not. This is an example of a ___ observation.
What is a Naturalistic Observation?