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1. control 2. experimental. - operational definition: specific description of how the variables are measured. ex. violent behavior, violent imagery, violent language. Experimenter bias. direct effect of researcher on results. Placebo effect. participant's conceptions influence results. single- blind study.
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Flashcards
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like In an experiment, the independent variable is ____, whereas the dependent variable is _____., A psychologist designed an experiment to determine the effect of positive and negative emotion on health. In this experiment, emotion is a(n) _____ variable, and health is a(n) _____ variable., Mary decided to measure intelligence in a ...
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when observations may be skewed to align with observer expectations. operational definition. a description of a property in concrete, measurable terms. opinion. A personal view, attitude, or appraisal. participants. subjects of psychological research. peer-reviewed journal article.
Ch. 2 Introduction
2 Psychological Research. Introduction; 2.1 Why Is Research Important? 2.2 Approaches to Research; 2.3 Analyzing Findings; 2.4 Ethics; Key Terms; Summary; Review Questions; Critical Thinking Questions; ... Chapter Outline. 2.1 Why Is Research Important? 2.2 Approaches to Research. 2.3 Analyzing Findings.
Research Methods in Psychology: Multiple Choice Quiz I
A) two hypotheses are shown to support the same theory. B) two measures of the same people, events, or things vary together. C) one study uses applied research and a second study uses basic research.
Ch. 2 Review Questions
2 Psychological Research. Introduction; 2.1 Why Is Research Important? 2.2 Approaches to Research; 2.3 Analyzing Findings; 2.4 Ethics; Key Terms; Summary; ... 13.1 What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology? 13.2 Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees; 13.3 Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work;
2.2 Approaches to Research
2 Psychological Research. Introduction; 2.1 Why Is Research Important? 2.2 Approaches to Research; 2.3 Analyzing Findings; ... which will be discussed later in this chapter, there is a tremendous amount of control over variables of interest. While this is a powerful approach, experiments are often conducted in artificial settings ...
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 - Psychological Research. Why is research important? Scientific research: critical tool to gain an objective understanding of something, through supporting evidence. The process of consensus by the scientific community can last a while, there are always contradictive studies on the same topic. It is important to have a critical eye when seeing a particular perspective, there could ...
Chapter 2: Psychological Research
Describe why the scientific method is important to psychology. Summarize the processes of informed consent and debriefing. Explain how research involving humans or animals is regulated. Differentiate between quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research. Differentiate between descriptive, experimental, and correlational research.
Chapter 2: Research in Psychology: Objectives and Ideals
7. After reading some research on the topic of students' attitudes to university courses, Mark does a study to find out what students' favourite subject at university is. In this he finds that final-year psychology students prefer studying psychology to any other subject. On this basis he concludes that psychology is the most popular subject.
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Flashcards
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like scientific method, theories, hypothesis and more. ... Chapter 2 Psychological Research. 46 terms. SpringNature25. Preview. AP Psychology Unit 4. 61 terms. VI26SA13. Preview. Psychology Chapter 3: Biopsychology. 52 terms. heyyalexa. Preview. ACTIVE AUDIENCE MODELS .
Chapter 2: Psychological Research
Often, these researchers use rodents (Figure 2.22) or birds as the subjects of their experiments—the APA estimates that 90% of all animal research in psychology uses these species (American Psychological Association, n.d.). Because many basic processes in animals are sufficiently similar to those in humans, these animals are acceptable ...
Chapter 2. Psychological Science
Chapter 2. Psychological Science. Psychologists study the behavior of both humans and animals, and the main purpose of this research is to help us understand people and to improve the quality of human lives. The results of psychological research are relevant to problems such as learning and memory, homelessness, psychological disorders, family ...
Research Methods in Psychology: Multiple Choice Quiz II
Multiple Choice Quiz II. control. precise instrumentation. description. creating change. A researcher tests whether students learn better with an active learning teaching method or with a traditional teaching method. In this example, the teaching method is a (n) dependent variable. control variable.
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Flashcards
clinical or case study. observational research study focusing on one or a few people. confirmation bias. tendency to ignore evidence that disproves ideas or beliefs. confounding variable. unanticipated outside factor that affects both variables of interest, often giving the false impression that changes in one variable causes changes in the ...
Ch. 2 Summary
Theories that stand up to their tests are retained and refined, while those that do not are discarded or modified. In this way, research enables scientists to separate fact from simple opinion. Having good information generated from research aids in making wise decisions both in public policy and in our personal lives. 2.2 Approaches to Research
Psychological Research
Often, these researchers use rodents (Figure 2.22) or birds as the subjects of their experiments—the APA estimates that 90% of all animal research in psychology uses these species (American Psychological Association, n.d.). Because many basic processes in animals are sufficiently similar to those in humans, these animals are acceptable ...
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Overview
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Overview by Kathryn Dumper, William Jenkins, Arlene Lacombe, Marilyn Lovett, and Marion Perimutter is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Flashcards
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Chapter 2: Psychological Research
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2.1 Why Is Research Important?
Discuss how scientific research guides public policy. Appreciate how scientific research can be important in making personal decisions. Scientific research is a critical tool for successfully navigating our complex world. Without it, we would be forced to rely solely on intuition, other people's authority, and blind luck.
Introduction to Psychology
14.1 What Are Psychological Disorders? 14.2 Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders 14.3 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders 14.4 Anxiety Disorders 14.5 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 14.6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 14.7 Mood Disorders 14.8 Schizophrenia 14.9 Dissociative Disorders 14.10 Personality Disorders 14.11 Disorders in Childhood Chapter 14: Psychological ...
Psychology 101: Chapter 2: Psychological Research
Theory. Well-developed set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena. Validity. Accuracy of a given result in measuring what it is designed to measure. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Archival Research, Attrition, Cause - And - Effect Relationship and more.
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1. control 2. experimental. - operational definition: specific description of how the variables are measured. ex. violent behavior, violent imagery, violent language. Experimenter bias. direct effect of researcher on results. Placebo effect. participant's conceptions influence results. single- blind study.
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like In an experiment, the independent variable is ____, whereas the dependent variable is _____., A psychologist designed an experiment to determine the effect of positive and negative emotion on health. In this experiment, emotion is a(n) _____ variable, and health is a(n) _____ variable., Mary decided to measure intelligence in a ...
when observations may be skewed to align with observer expectations. operational definition. a description of a property in concrete, measurable terms. opinion. A personal view, attitude, or appraisal. participants. subjects of psychological research. peer-reviewed journal article.
2 Psychological Research. Introduction; 2.1 Why Is Research Important? 2.2 Approaches to Research; 2.3 Analyzing Findings; 2.4 Ethics; Key Terms; Summary; Review Questions; Critical Thinking Questions; ... Chapter Outline. 2.1 Why Is Research Important? 2.2 Approaches to Research. 2.3 Analyzing Findings.
A) two hypotheses are shown to support the same theory. B) two measures of the same people, events, or things vary together. C) one study uses applied research and a second study uses basic research.
2 Psychological Research. Introduction; 2.1 Why Is Research Important? 2.2 Approaches to Research; 2.3 Analyzing Findings; 2.4 Ethics; Key Terms; Summary; ... 13.1 What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology? 13.2 Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees; 13.3 Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work;
2 Psychological Research. Introduction; 2.1 Why Is Research Important? 2.2 Approaches to Research; 2.3 Analyzing Findings; ... which will be discussed later in this chapter, there is a tremendous amount of control over variables of interest. While this is a powerful approach, experiments are often conducted in artificial settings ...
Chapter 2 - Psychological Research. Why is research important? Scientific research: critical tool to gain an objective understanding of something, through supporting evidence. The process of consensus by the scientific community can last a while, there are always contradictive studies on the same topic. It is important to have a critical eye when seeing a particular perspective, there could ...
Describe why the scientific method is important to psychology. Summarize the processes of informed consent and debriefing. Explain how research involving humans or animals is regulated. Differentiate between quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research. Differentiate between descriptive, experimental, and correlational research.
7. After reading some research on the topic of students' attitudes to university courses, Mark does a study to find out what students' favourite subject at university is. In this he finds that final-year psychology students prefer studying psychology to any other subject. On this basis he concludes that psychology is the most popular subject.
Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like scientific method, theories, hypothesis and more. ... Chapter 2 Psychological Research. 46 terms. SpringNature25. Preview. AP Psychology Unit 4. 61 terms. VI26SA13. Preview. Psychology Chapter 3: Biopsychology. 52 terms. heyyalexa. Preview. ACTIVE AUDIENCE MODELS .
Often, these researchers use rodents (Figure 2.22) or birds as the subjects of their experiments—the APA estimates that 90% of all animal research in psychology uses these species (American Psychological Association, n.d.). Because many basic processes in animals are sufficiently similar to those in humans, these animals are acceptable ...
Chapter 2. Psychological Science. Psychologists study the behavior of both humans and animals, and the main purpose of this research is to help us understand people and to improve the quality of human lives. The results of psychological research are relevant to problems such as learning and memory, homelessness, psychological disorders, family ...
Multiple Choice Quiz II. control. precise instrumentation. description. creating change. A researcher tests whether students learn better with an active learning teaching method or with a traditional teaching method. In this example, the teaching method is a (n) dependent variable. control variable.
clinical or case study. observational research study focusing on one or a few people. confirmation bias. tendency to ignore evidence that disproves ideas or beliefs. confounding variable. unanticipated outside factor that affects both variables of interest, often giving the false impression that changes in one variable causes changes in the ...
Theories that stand up to their tests are retained and refined, while those that do not are discarded or modified. In this way, research enables scientists to separate fact from simple opinion. Having good information generated from research aids in making wise decisions both in public policy and in our personal lives. 2.2 Approaches to Research
Often, these researchers use rodents (Figure 2.22) or birds as the subjects of their experiments—the APA estimates that 90% of all animal research in psychology uses these species (American Psychological Association, n.d.). Because many basic processes in animals are sufficiently similar to those in humans, these animals are acceptable ...
Chapter 2: Psychological Research Overview by Kathryn Dumper, William Jenkins, Arlene Lacombe, Marilyn Lovett, and Marion Perimutter is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Start studying Chapter 2: Psychological Research. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Chapter 2: Psychological Research by Kathryn Dumper, William Jenkins, Arlene Lacombe, Marilyn Lovett, and Marion Perimutter is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
Discuss how scientific research guides public policy. Appreciate how scientific research can be important in making personal decisions. Scientific research is a critical tool for successfully navigating our complex world. Without it, we would be forced to rely solely on intuition, other people's authority, and blind luck.
14.1 What Are Psychological Disorders? 14.2 Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders 14.3 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders 14.4 Anxiety Disorders 14.5 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 14.6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 14.7 Mood Disorders 14.8 Schizophrenia 14.9 Dissociative Disorders 14.10 Personality Disorders 14.11 Disorders in Childhood Chapter 14: Psychological ...
Theory. Well-developed set of ideas that propose an explanation for observed phenomena. Validity. Accuracy of a given result in measuring what it is designed to measure. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Archival Research, Attrition, Cause - And - Effect Relationship and more.