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psychologych.2- king
psychology's scientific method
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is a theory | an idea or serveral related ideas that attempt to explain a specific phenomenon |
| what makes a theory scientific | attempts to explain observations makes predictions about the future events connects observations and research |
| where will we do our research | artificial world- laboratory setting real world- natural setting |
| descriptive research | goal to observe and record behavior 3 types of research- naturalistic observation,surveys and interviews,case studies different and unique from everybody e.g twins, serial killers |
| experimental research | manipulation of one variable to see if it affects the behavior iv/dv random assignment control experimental group- placebo/fake |
| experimenter bias | when one's opinion accidently affects research |
| research participants bias | a set view or opinion on the research which is being done |
| placebo efffect | when there is more the one participant and given two different objects/pills under the assumation they are both the same to c the reaction |
| double-blind experiment | when both sides researchers and participants do not know the reasons for research |
| research ethics | apa guidelines-informed constent,confidentiality,debriefing,deception |