Intro
What are the two areas of focus in the definition of Psychology?
Behavior and Mental processes
The measured variable is the...
dependent variable
In any experiment, what is the name for data that has a number value attached to it?
Quantitative data
This experiment usually takes advantage of pre-existing conditions/traits.
Quasi-experiment
When the independent variable directly influences the dependent variable it's called what?
Internally valid
What are the 3 areas of Psychology?
Biological, Cognitive, and Socio-cultural
Any behavior that can be objectively quantified that can vary is called what?
Variable
Examining the relationship between two or more variables
Correlational Study
The manipulation of variables while maintaining a natural environment.
Field experiment
What are the two types of external validity?
Population and Ecological
What area of psychology would focus on perception?
Cognitive psychology
Maintaining similar conditions in an experiment means you have what type of variables going?
Control variables
This type of experiment has to most controlling variables
True Experiment
Bandura’s Experiment from class is a prime example of what type of experiment?
True Experiment
Define generalizable
To be able to be made more widely or generally applicable.
What is another name for an observable action in psychology?
Behavior
Variables that can influence the findings are called what?
Extraneous variables
Which experiment holds the best data for a cause effect test?
True Experiment
In a study, what is the name for the data that is conducted through surveys?
Qualitative
Which experiment has the lowest ecological validity and which one has the highest?
Lowest - True Experiment
Highest - Natural Experiment
There were 5 areas of the scientific method that we emphasized. What are they?
Identify, hypothesize, test, analyze, publish/adjust
Researchers recruit two groups of students from the same high school to participate in the study. One group (Group A) is asked to study math problems while listening to classical music through headphones, while the other group (Group B) studies the same math problems in complete silence. After an hour of study, both groups take the same math test.
The concept of prior experience with studying while listening to music is called what?
Confounding variable
In this study there cannot be a random allocation of participants.
Quasi-experiment
This study contains the most extraneous variables.
Natural Experiment
We watched a study on the Hawthorne Experiments. What was their validity issue?
Low Internal Validity - Possible participant bias