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Chapter 1 psych
Question | Answer |
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Frued did not use | controlled experimentation |
Psychoanalysis contained theories and hypotheses, but it lacked a method of | empirical observation |
Such hopes are often disappointed, because psychology contains not onegrand theory, but _______________________ _______________________ theories, each covering a _______________________ _______________________ of behavior | Many different theories / limited aspect of behavior |
Some researchers see the _______________________ of psychology | diversity |
views psychology as a so-called _______________________ discipline | HUB |
He cites evidence indicating that, compared with other sciences, psychological findings have quite _______________________ _______________________ for other science | broad implications |
is to realize that its _______________________ _______________________ is that it is the _______________________- based scientific study of _______________________. | defining feature / data-based scientific study of behavior |
No, the _______________________ _______________________ is not necessarily obvious, which is why we often have to _______________________ it, even in a society that is dominated by science | empirical appraoch / teach it |
Scientific observations are usually _______________________ driven; | theory driven |
They are _______________________ so that, depending on the outcome of the observation, some theories are _______________________ and others _______________________. | structred / supported & rejected |
a finding must be presented to the _______________________ ________________ in a way that enables _________________ _____________ to attempt the same experiment and obtain the same results. When this occurs, we say that the finding has been ____________. | scientific community / other scientists / replicated |
_______________________ _______________________ is a procedure in which each paper submitted to a research journal is _____________________ by several _______________________, | peer review / critizied by several scientists |
This is an idea often suggested by purveyors of _____________ __________________ and ____________________ who try to convince the media and the public that they have been shut out of scientific outlets by a _______________________ of “orthodox science | bogus remeidies / therapies/ conspiracy |
consider for a minute just how many ____________________ outlets there are in a field like psychology. The APA database _______________________ summarizes articles from over _______________________ _______________________ journals | legitimate / psychINFO/ 2K diferent journals |
The theory must have specific implications for ____________________ events in the _______________________ world; this is what is meant by empirically testable | observable events in the natural world |
Psychology is often the bearer of “_______________________ _______________________” t | bad tidings |