Scientific Method
Research Method for investigating phenomena, testing hypothesis, and
acquiring new knowledge as well as for evaluating and integrating previous knowledge, this is an example of..
Scientific Method
being as specific as possible and knowing the recipes of the variables.
Variables mean the measurements of data such as the population of the people studied, the measurement of concepts such as “happiness” or “aggression”, this is the definition of
Operational definition
The ___ is the effect and we measure not manipulate it, depends on what we manipulated
Dependent variable
What is a confederate in research?
People in on the experiment that you are unaware of
"Students will score better on their psychology midterm if they sleep well the night before the test" is an example of a
A hypothesis
Social Psychologists are like __
Detectives
A psychologist is studying sadness. Sadness would be considered a __________ in this study.
Variable
Where we rely on asking people questions about their thoughts, feelings, desires, and action
Self-report or survey methods
Measures that are not directly under a person's control
Covert Measures
Produced when a participant's expectations influence their behavior in biased fashion
Participant Bias
Scientific method is also known as ..
A way of thinking
What is a variable?
The measurements of data
The researcher systematically manipulates the variable hypothesized to be the cause (independent) and measures its effect on another variable (dependent) while at the same time holding all other variables constant
True/Experimental Methods
Not knowing what variable came first, not knowing what CAUSED the other.
Problem of direction
__ can be manipulated and it's the only thing that should change across the groups
Independent variable
The third step in the scientific method is the need to collect and analyze data, that is, the testing of hypotheses by conducting empirical _____________
Research
different operational observations give you different ___
Results
Analyzing old photographs, looking at the archives of museums and libraries
Archival Resarch
Correlation is not equal to___
Causation
Ensures that all participants have an equal chance of being assigned to any group/condition
Random Assignment
What are the first 4 steps of the Scientific Method?
1. Form a question
2. Search the literature
3. Form a hypthesis
4. Create a operational definiton
An operational definition is an objective description of how a research variable is going to be _________ an observed.
Measured
Two or more variables are related to one another statistically
Correlational Studies
There can be another x factor that caused the variables to change
Third variable problem
There is a positive relationship between oxytocin and bonding of mother-child. This is an example of what kind of study
Descriptive/correlational study