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Psychology Test

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Biological Approach Focuses on the connection between physiological and mental processes.
Cognitive Approach Cognitive approach is a way of understanding behavior by focusing on how people think, process information, remember, and solve problems. It studies the mind and how thoughts influence actions.
Sociocultural Approach Examines how individuals act around their social group and how their social group influences their behaviors/actions
Ethical Principle: Informed consent Consent that is given after participant knows all the necessary info needed for the study.
Ethical Principle: No use of deception Either misinformation or not telling the participant the complete goal of the study.
Ethical Principle: Right to withdraw Participants can stop being in the experiment whenever they want to.
Ethical Principle: No harm or undue stress NO HARM DONE and no permanent stress/trauma.
Ethical Principle: Anonymity Participants identifiable info HAS to be kept hidden.
Ethical Principle: Debriefing true aims and purpose of the research must be revealed to all participants after the research has been finished.
Hypothesis A specific “if, … then, … because, …” statement that guesses the outcome of your research question
Independent Variable The factor that we control and manipulate to test specific outcomes.
Dependant variable The factor that occurs as a result of the independent variable.
Control Variables the variables that are kept constant in the experiment.
Internal Validity Researchers should be studying what they claim to be studying, and measuring what they claim to be measuring
External Validity How well is the study actually applicable for their intended audience outside of the study?
Reliability Results consistently gotten multiple times, note that this is not validity where its about the actual accuracy and meaningfulness of the study
Cultural Bias To interpret and judge a phenomena in terms of the distinctive values, beliefs, and other characteristics of the society or community to which one belongs.
Sampling Bias when some members of a population are systematically more likely to be selected in a sample than others.
Researcher Bias unintentional influence of the experimenter's expectations, beliefs, or preconceived notions on the outcome of a study or research experiment.
Aim The aim of a study states its intent and purpose.
Procedure The procedure is where you can see the steps of the research and how/what the study did.
Results The result of an experiment can be defined as what was the outcome of the experiment/study you did.
Conclusion The conclusion of a study analyzes the results and often either rejects or accepts the hypothesis.
Internal Validity Are the scientists measuring and researching what they claim they are measuring and researching?
Issues with Internal Validity Extraneous variables Participant bias 1) Hawthorne Effect 2) Screw U Effect Research bias
External Validity How applicable is the study for its intended audience outside of the study? Is the experiment of replicable?
Issues with External Validity Ecological validity - How artificial is the research? Generalization
Test-retest method As said on the tin, it’s doing the same test under the same circumstances over and over and seeing if it produces the same results.
Inter-rater method The degree to which different experimenters or “raters” agree on their method, essentially sharing results and seeing if they add up."
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