General research
This type of study which is designed to merely record and observe behavior with zero interference from researchers.
What is naturalistic observation?
When this value is < or = .05, the study findings are said to be ______ _____, which means the results probably did not just occur by chance.
What is statistically significant?
This person's iconic hit song "I Will Always Love You" was voted the No. 1 song on CMT's 100 Greatest Love Songs of Country Music (2004).
Who is Dolly Parton?
Alvin has trouble with memory due to his abnormally small hippocampus (part of the brain). This is most likely the _____________ perspective.
What is the biological perspective?
When a researcher describes the following procedures to their participant, in order for them to reach a decision on whether or not to participate.
What is informed consent?
What is Overconfidence?
The test scores for the first AP test were: 68, 79, 83, 100, and 89. The median of the data set is...
What is 83?
Who was the first Disney princess?
Who is Snow White? (the movie came out in 1937!)
This perspective would align with why people have the innate need to fit in.
What is the evolutionary perspective?
Assigning participants to treatment or non-treatment group with equal chances
What is random assignment?
Researchers are interested in finding out if voters are more likely to vote for candidates who have more pleasant facial expressions. They contact every hundredth person on the voter list to ask about candidate facial expressions. What method are the researchers using in choosing the people they will call?
What is random sampling?
This measure of central tendency is most influenced by skewed data or extreme scores in a distribution....
What is the mean?
Which U.S. president is featured on the $2 bill?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
What is the humanistic perspective?
When everyone in the population has an equal chance of being in the study, it's called...
What is random sampling?
In this type of study, neither the researchers nor the participants know who receives the real treatment and who receives the placebo.
What is a double-blind study?
Which of the following coefficient correlations express the strongest relationship between two variables? -.91, -.71, -.32, +.80, +.90
-.91
This is the official name of the national anthem for the United States of America
What is "The Star Spangled Banner"?
The ______ perspective might infer that someone has nightmares due to a traumatic event that happened in early childhood.
What is the psychoanalytical/psychodynamic perspective?
This is when participants are told about the true purpose of the research at the end of the study.
What is debriefing?
This is a specification of how a researcher measures a research variable. It's important for study replication.
What is an operational definition?
The type of correlation that shows the amount of students who wear sweatshirts increase as the temperature decreases. (two different directions)
What is a negative correlation?
How many bones are in the human body?
206!
Using the __________ perspective, the Smiths trained their dog not to leave their yard by using an invisible fence that delivers low level shocks if the dog passes it.
What is the Behavioral perspective?
What is the difference b/t informed consent and informed assent?
consent - for yourself
assent - on behalf of someone else