Vocab
Research technique for acquiring data about an issue by asking questions to a participant is call a what?
Survey
Prediction or assumption about behavior that is tested through scientific research
Hypothesis
What method of observation occurs when a psychologists uses tests like an aptitude or intelligence test to learn about human behavior
Testing Method
A representative segment of a target population is called what?
Sample
Substance or treatment that has no effect on human body
Placebo
Rules and standards for proper and responsible behavior
Ethics
This type of correlations exists when one variable decreases as the other variable decreases, or one variable increases while the other increases.
Positive correlation
What method of observation occurs when a psychologist performs in a closed setting where they can control the conditions?
Laboratory observation method
Survey population selected by chance is called what?
Random sample
Factor that is measured or controlled in a scientific study
Variable
To repeat a scientific study with different participants to confirm the results of the original study
Replicated/replication
This type of correlation is a relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa
What method of observation occurs when a psychologist researches an individual using interviews, observations and test scores to assess a person's psychological functioning.
Case study
Total group to be studied or described and from whom samples are drawn are called what?
Target population
The group in an experiment that DOES NOT receive the treatment is called what?
Control group
In any experiment a person must give their permission to be a part of the study. This is called what?
Informed consent
The last step in the scientific process is to what?
What method of observation occurs when a psychologist views people in their natural settings in their day-to-day life
Naturalistic observation method
A sample drawn from a certain subgroup within a population is called what type of sample?
Stratified sample
The factor being studied and measured of the participants in an experiment is called what
Dependent variable
In psychology, when data is analyzed they are looking for how one measure affects another. This is called what?
Correlation
This type of study is one in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment
Double-blind study
What method of observation occurs when a psychologist selects a group of participants and then observe those participants over a period of time, often years or even decades.
Longitudinal observation method
The idea that a people who participates in a research experiment may differ from one who does not is an example of what?
Volunteer Bias
The factor that is being manipulated by a researcher in an experiment to determine its effect on another variable is called what?
Independent variable