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Exam 1 - think psych
Intro to Psychology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what are the 5 steps to thinking like a psychologist? | 1. focus on the outcome 2. focus on what causes the outcome 3. compare different explanations/theories 4. use explanations/theories to help people / make recommendations 5. evaluate whether it is being supported by evidence |
| what is a descriptive research method? | they are used to observe and record behavior |
| how are descriptive research methods conducted? | 1. case studies 2. surveys 3. naturalistic observations |
| can descriptive research methods be manipulated? | descriptive research methods cannot be manipulated |
| what are the weaknesses of descriptive research methods? | 1. there's no control variables 2. single cases may be misleading |
| what are correlational research methods? | they are used to detect naturally occurring relationships; to asses how well one variable predicts another |
| how are correlational research methods conducted? | 1. compute statistical association 2. strength and direction |
| can correlational research methods be manipulated? | correlational research methods cannot be manipulated |
| what are the weaknesses of correlational research methods? | 1. doesn't specify cause-effect 2. one variable predicts another but this doesn't mean one cause the other |
| what are experimental research methods? | they are used to determine cause-effect relationships |
| how are experimental research methods conducted? | 1. manipulate one or more factors 2. randomly assign some to control group |
| can experimental research methods be manipulated? | yes, with independent variables |
| what are the weaknesses of experimental research methods? | 1. sometimes not possible for practical or ethical reasons 2. may not generalize to other contexts |
| what is random assignment? | random assignment is like using a bag of pink numbered sheets to put you in conditions based on chance |
| what is random selection? | its using chance to get participants into the study itself |
| why is random assignment important? | because we can make causal conclusions |
| why is participant decided important (random selection)? | because participant decided their condition, we cannot determine the precise causal. |
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