PSY 3213 Exam 2022 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
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PSY 3213 Exam 2022
Producer of research Correct Answer: people who study things, observe, administer personality questionnaires, and analyze data; may even write up results and present them; needs to be able to properly construct an experiment while also being aware of ethical issues
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PSY 3213 Exam 2022
Producer of research Correct Answer: people who study things, observe, administer personality
questionnaires, and analyze data; may even write up results and present them; needs to be able to
properly construct an experiment while also being aware of ethical issues
consumer of research Correct Answer: people who are interested in reading about research so they can
later apply it to their work, hobbies, relationships, or personal growth; needs to properly know different
sources and how properly interpret sources/information
4 scientific cycles Correct Answer: theory- data cycle
basic research- applied research cycle
Peer-review cycle
Journal-to-journalism cycle
theory-data cycle Correct Answer: scientists collect data to test, change or update their theories. Theory
leads researchers to pose; Research questions which lead to an appropriate; Research Design in the
context of the design, researchers formulate; Hypotheses researchers then collect and analyze; Data
which feedback into the cycle. Then it either support or revises of the theory.
Applied research Correct Answer: research whose goal is to find a solution to a particular real-world
problem
basic research Correct Answer: research whose goal is to enhance the general body of knowledge,
without regard for direct application to practical problems
peer-review cycle Correct Answer: ensure that the articles that are published in scientific journals
contain novel, well done studies. Rigorously reviewed by other scientists and can be rejected, accepted
or accepted with minor or major revisions.
journal Correct Answer: a monthly or quarterly periodical containing peer-reviewed articles on a
specific academic discipline or subdiscipline, written for a scholarly audience
journalism Correct Answer: new and commentary published or broadcast in the popular media and
produced for a general audience
theory Correct Answer: a statement, or set of statements, that describes general principles about how
variable relate to one another
hypotheses Correct Answer: is a way of stating the specific outcome that the researcher expects to
observe if the theory is accurate
data Correct Answer: set of observations
, empiricism Correct Answer: is the approach of collecting data and using it to develop, support, or
challenge, a theory; involves using evidence from our senses or form instruments that assist our senses.
falsifiable Correct Answer: a theory needs to lead to predictions, that, when tested, could prove to be
wrong and thus challenge the theory itself
parsimonious Correct Answer: all other things being equal, the simples solution is the best
translational research Correct Answer: is using knowledge from basic research to develop and test
application to healthcare, psychotherapy, or any other intervention
implicit theory Correct Answer: describes the specific patterns and biases an individual uses when
forming impressions based on a limited amount of initial information about an unfamiliar person
pseudoscience Correct Answer: findings disseminated to general public via sources that are not peer
reviewed; literally "false science"; its a set of ideas based on theories put forth as scientific when they
are not scientific
weight of evidence Correct Answer: a conclusion drawn from reviewing scientific literature and
considering the proportion of studies that is consistent with a theory.
comparison group Correct Answer: enables you to compare what would ahppen both with and without
the thing you are interested in
confounded Correct Answer: a potential alternative explanation for a research finding
good story Correct Answer: is a basic example of thinking the easy way when we accept a conclusion
just because it "makes sense"
present/present bias Correct Answer: is the tendency to rely only on what is present and ignore what is
absent when evaluating the evidence for a conclusion.
pop-up principle aka availability heuristic Correct Answer: states that things that easily come to mind
tend to guide our thinking.
cherry picking Correct Answer: the information we take in -seeking and accepting only the evidence that
supports what we already think and what we want to think.
PsycINFO Correct Answer: is a search engine that the most comprehensive tool for sorting through the
vast number of psychological research articles
abstract Correct Answer: Provides a concise summary of the article about 120 words long and tells you
the studies hypotheses, methods, and major results.
introduction Correct Answer: First section of regular text. It explains the topic of the study, lay out the
theoretical and empirical background for the research, states the specific research questions, goals, or
hypotheses for the current study.
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