History/Approaches
Humanistic psychologists focus on...
personal growth, self-actualization, reaching your fullest potential
Albert has a rare genetic disorder than only affects 1 in 600,000 that affects his memory. Psychologists studied Albert's memory throughout his life. This is an example of which research method?
Case Study
The group that receives a placebo is the...
control group
Name TWO of the ethical guidelines for research with human participants.
informed consent, protection from harm, confidentiality, debriefing, and right to withdraw
When the researcher AND the participants do not know who is getting the placebo, this technique is being used.
double-blind procedure
The perspective that would focus on the different views on parenting styles among different ethnicities.
Social-cultural
Repeating the steps of an earlier study with different participants is called...
replication
A study reveals that there is a strong positive correlation between studying and higher exam grades. JFost says, "See! Studying will cause you to get a good grade!!"
What is the error JFost has made?
Correlation does not imply causation.
Only an experiment can determine cause and effect.
The chemistry exam scores were 50, 80, 70, and 60. The range is...
30 (80 - 50)
JFost said on Friday that she was going to have the best weekend of her life. She ended up getting stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction. She clearly suffered from which obstacle to scientific thinking?
overconfidence
JFost is really mean to one of her students because the student unconsciously reminds her of her grade school bully. Which perspective would explain why JFost is being a jerk?
psychoanalysis / psychodynamic
Principal Hallihan carefully observes and records the behaviors of the teachers to track their skills and performance. Which research method is he engaged in?
Naturalistic Observation
What correlation coefficient expresses the weakest possible relationship between two variables?
0.0
If you were to document everyone in class's height on a frequency distribution, it would look like a...
normal curve (most people would be in the middle, some people would be below average and some people would be above average)
The median is less affected by ______ than the mean.
outliers / extreme scores
Who is Big Daddy?
Wilhelm Wundt
Descriptive research methods cannot be used to _______ behavior, only describe it.
explain
What two conclusions can we make from an r value of +0.90?
1. this is a positive correlation
2. this is a strong correlation
If there is less than a 5% likelihood that the results occurred by chance, then we say the results are...
statistically significant
You want to do a study on JTHS students, so you use various methods (announcements, fliers, social media) to gather 1,000 students to be in your study. You have gathered a random ______.
Sample
The early school of thought that used introspection to investigate the elements of the mind.
Structuralism
Describe a benefit and a limitation of using a survey.
benefit: can gather information from a large group of people
limitation: people lie, wording effects
Psychologists have learned that more educated people are less satisfied with the president's policies. How are these two variables correlated? (What kind of correlation)
Negatively Correlated / Negative Correlation
Researchers want to know how marijuana use impacts student learning. Why would a correlational study be more appropriate than an experiment?
You cannot ethically assign students to a control (no marijuana) or experimental (marijuana) group.
Jenn and Henry each ate 4 graham crackers, Brad ate 2, Lindsie ate 1, and Mason ate 9. The mean number of crackers eaten by these individuals is...
4 (4+4+2+1+9) / 5 = 4