Why Wouldn't You?
Lets Experiment
You Call It
What's the Variable?
RM Odds and Ends
100
You'd have to be very sneaky and unnoticeable in order to do this type of research method well.
What is Naturalistic Observation
100
Before conducting an experiment researchers make an educated guess about the expected outcomes called this:
What is a hypothesis
100
DeAndre is interested in understanding how parents treat their babies. He sets up hidden cameras in the houses of 5 different families who have babies and records the ways in which the parents interact with them.
What is Naturalistic Observation
100
This variable is effected by the changes the experimenter makes to another variable
Dependent Variable
100
A type of experiment where neither the experimenter or the people being studied know who is in the control and experimental group
What is a double blind study
200
A type of research method that can be difficult because of the long amount of time required in order to gain enough information.
What is longitudinal study
200
In an experiment this group is not exposed to the independent variable.
What is the control group
200
Melanie conducts a study of how children's opinions of themselves at age 4 relate to their success later in life. She is planning on interviewing 4 year olds and then checking up on them twice a year for the next 20 years.
What is a Longitudinal Study
200
Is the variable in an experiment that is changed or altered so that experimenters can observe its effects
Independent Variable
200
The small group of participants out of the total number available that the researcher actually studies
What is the Sample
300
Watch out for misleading answers from participants using this research method...
What is a Survey
300
In a study on texting and driving, experimenters test the accident rates of 50 people who text while driving a simulated course compared to another 50 people who drive without texting. What is the independent variable?
texting/use of phone
300
Erin doesn't want to do a lot of work for a research assignment in her freshman level Psychology class in college. So, she sends out a questionnaire to all of her Facebook friends asking for them to respond to questions about the time they spend doing homework each night
What is a Survey
300
It's tough for researchers to pull off this type of study because it requires so much time and could cost a lot of money
What is a longitudinal study
400
Alone, this research method can't really prove anything. A researcher can only create new hypotheses and research them more fully.
A Case Study
400
In an experiment on the effects of a new drug on a person's ability to concentrate, 100 people are given the drug while another 100 people receive no drug. Experimenters then study the concentration levels of both groups. What is the experimental group?
the 100 people who are given the drug
400
Vince conducts a study where he follows a single teacher for the span of 3 months. He takes daily notes about his observations and interviews he has with the teacher
What is a Case Study
400
This study tried to prove that Doctors and other hospital staff couldn't reliably tell if a person was sane or insanse
What is the Rosenhan Study
500
Although this might be less expensive and require less time then more long term studies, it can't give you as much information about changes over time.
What is Cross Sectional Study
500
This word is the key reason for why researchers choose and experiment over other research methods. HINT: think about all the variables and what experimenters want to do.
What is CONTROL
500
Julian compares the GPA of high school seniors to the amount of time they spend working on homework. He is interested to see if there is a relationship between the two pieces of data.
Correlation
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Correlations are not the perfect research method. In your groups, come up with a solid reason why correlations are not always helpful to psychologists.
They don't really tell that one thing always causes another. There can be a 3rd factor. Example: More people eating ice cream = more violent crimes in Chicago.
500
This is a change in a patients illness or physical state that is ONLY the result of a patient thinking the treatment will help them.
What is the Placebo Effect
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