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Psychology
Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do scientists need in order to support a theory? | evidence |
| What is the first step in a research study? | develop a search question |
| Why might scientist repeat a study under slightly different circumstances than the original? | to confirm the hypothesis |
| What is the method researchers use to gather info from many people about a particular subject? | survey |
| Name a way that researchers ensure that a sample represents a target population? | selecting people at random |
| What is the term for a predisposition to a certain point of view? | bias |
| The testing method of observation investigates human behavior through what methods? | personality, aptitude, & intelligence |
| What best describes a case study? | in depth investigation |
| Why are scientists cautions about making generalizations from case studies? | they can't always be replicated |
| What are longitudinal method concerned with observing? | change over time |
| What is one of the many major drawbacks of the longitudinal method? | participants may drop out, expensive, time constant |
| What best describes the cross-sectional method of observation? | comparing participants in different age groups |
| What type of method is observing the way people eat in a restaurant? | naturalistic observation |
| What are a Skinner box and a maze are examples of? | laboratories |
| What method does scientists use to analyze the data they gather from their studies? | correlation |
| In the experimental group, how is the control group different than the experimental group? | it does not receive the experiment |
| Why is taking a placebo sometimes as effective as taking a medication? | people expect to be affected |
| Why is it sometimes useful to conduct a double-blind study? | researchers may have exceptions that affect the result |
| What is a reason as to why psychologists keep the records of their research participants confidential? | to encourage truthfulness |
| Under what circumstances are psychologists allowed to deceive participants in an experiment? | when the benefits outweigh the harm |
| What happens once a theory has been formulated? | other psychologists reduplicate the study |
| To accurate predict the out of a national election, what group should researchers survey? | random sample for voters |
| Why do psychologists sometimes study animals or people in laboratory settings? | to control the environment |
| What do psychologists do after they analyze their research observations? | draw conclusions |
| Why is it important for scientists to be able to replicate the results of a study? | confirm the original findings |
| What is a problem that is often associated with volunteer bias? | more willing to disclose info |
| What is one method that researchers use to conduct surveys? | phone interviews, questionnaires, & interviews |
| B.F Skinner created Skinner boxes to observe how rats learned to do what? | press a leaver to release food |
| What is one disadvantage of the cross-sectional method of observation? | difference factors are not accounted for |
| When scientists study people in the "field", what method of observation are the using? | naturalistic |
| What is an example of negative correlation? | greater stress equals poorer health |
| In what type of sample are subgroups in the population represent proportionally? | stratified |
| In an experiment, what factor do researchers manipulate in order to determine its effect? | independent variable |
| What is one reason as to why survey interviews and questionnaires may not be completely accurate? | res-ponders may not give out honest answers |
| Who is aware of which participants are receiving treatment in both a single-blind and double-blind study? | experiment organizer |
| What score is most often used as the central tendency? | mean |
| How is the standard deviation determined? | measuring distance of every score to the mean |
| In what type of experiment would researchers most likely use animals instead of human subjects? | separating children from mothers |
| When setting up experimental and control groups, how do researchers decide which participants should be in which group? | randomly assigned to the group |
| 5 steps in conducting research | 1.form a research question 2.form a hypothesis 3.test the hypothesis 4.analyze the results 5.draw conclusions |
| Why is it important for a study to be replicated? Explain. | In order for the findings in a study to be confirmed, the study must be replicated with the same results. |
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