True or false: Correlation is a measure of how much one variable influences another.
False
100
_____ is focused on internal psychological processes, especially impulses, thoughts, and memories of which we're unaware.
Psychoanalysis or the psychoanalytic perspective.
100
A ____________ is a testable prediction derived from a theory.
Hypothesis
100
When every person in the population has an equal chance of being chosen to participate in the study, _____ _________ has been utilized.
random selection
100
True or false: A well-designed scientific experiment can prove whether or not a hypothesis is true.
False: Science does not seek to prove anything.
200
_____ _______ suggests that the simplest explanation is the best.
Occam’s Razor
200
________, ________ and __________ are the three earliest theoretical frameworks of psychology.
Structuralism, functionalism and behaviorism.
200
__________ refers to the willingness to share findings with others.
Communalism
200
______ __________ occurs when we are 95% confident that the results of a study did not occur by chance.
Statistical significance
200
True or false: Biological psychology has settled the nature/nurture debate once and for all.
False
300
"You should accept the first explanation that comes to mind.”
What principle supports or negates this concept?
Ruling out rival hypotheses.
300
________ seeks to open the black box.
Cognitivism.
300
________ is the idea that scientific claims should be examined and re-tested in other laboratories
Replicability
300
In an experiment, the group that does not receive the manipulation is the ______ group.
control group
300
The term "_______ __________" describes the multifaceted approach that makes up psychology today.
critical multiplism.
400
The tendency to stick with our initial beliefs even when we find contradicting evidence is referred to as ________ _______.
belief perseverance
400
The __________ perspective attempts to establish a causal link between biological activity in the brain and observable behaviors.
Biological perspective
400
What is the purpose of an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
To protect the rights and dignity of research participants by ensuring psychological studies follow established ethical guidelines.
400
You are conducting a study to understand whether gender has an effect on math scores on a standardized test for 5th grade students. In this study ____ is your independent variable and ____ is your dependent variable.
Gender = IV and math score = DV
400
_____ research examines how the mind works, while _____ research examines how to use what we find to solve real-world problems.
Basic research and applied research.
500
“A good scientific theory should be designed such that no evidence can refute it.”
The term that supports or negates this statement is ______.
Falsifiability
500
Evolutionary psychology is based upon this theory.
Darwin’s theory of natural selection.
500
The ____ _______ process encourages the production of high-quality, relevant research by allowing others in the scientific community to share constructive criticism with an author before his/her work may be published.
The peer review process
500
Which value denotes the strongest correlation?
.25, -.79, or 0
-.79
500
Define empirical investigation.
Empirical investigation is the asking of questions and the collection of objective information rather than relying on secondhand information, faith, hope, speculation, or common sense.