Queen's University PSYC 203 final exam || with 100% Correct Answers.
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Queen\\\'s University PSYC 203
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Queen\\\'s University PSYC 203
Reasons to take PSYC 203 correct answers -core of psych curriculum
-provides foundation for doing research
-basis of understanding other psych content courses
-critical thinking
-essential for graduate studies admission
-teaches scientific thinking
knowledge of the world is derived from: c...
Queen's University PSYC 203 final exam || with 100%
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Reasons to take PSYC 203 correct answers -core of psych curriculum
-provides foundation for doing research
-basis of understanding other psych content courses
-critical thinking
-essential for graduate studies admission
-teaches scientific thinking
knowledge of the world is derived from: correct answers -experiences and how we interpret them
-reliance on authority
-use of reason
why empiricism is important: correct answers -authorities can be wrong
-reasonable arguments in the absence of empirical evidence are unproductive
-social cognition biases
confirmation bias correct answers a tendency to seek and pay special attention to information
that supports one's beliefs, while ignoring information that contradicts a belief
belief perseverance correct answers a tendency to hold on doggedly to a belief, even in the face
of evidence that would convince most people the belief is false
availability heuristic correct answers occurs when we experience unusual or very memorable
events and then overestimate how often such events typically occur
assumptions of research psychologists about behaviour correct answers is lawful and predictable
and using scientific methods can lead to the discover of regularities
science is objective correct answers verifiable by more than a single observer
emphasis on objectivity led to a shift from using _____ as a method to using _________ correct
answers introspection ; methods that measured specific behaviours
science also requires conclusion about the ______ to be _____ correct answers causes of
behaviour ; data-based
an empirical question correct answers is answerable through the use of recognized scientific
methods
research psychologists are skeptical optimists correct answers optimistic about discovering
important things about behaviour, skeptical about claims made without solid empirical support
,pseudoscience correct answers characterized by a deliberate attempt to associate itself with true
science
Pseudoscience warning signs correct answers -relying on anecdotal evidence
-developing vague theories that fail the test of falsification
-tendency to explain complicated phenomena with overly simplistic concepts
research in psychology aims to: correct answers -provide clear and detailed descriptions of
behavioural phenomena
-develop laws to predict behaviour with probability greater than chance
-provide adequate explanations of the causes of behaviour
the visual cliff studies correct answers Eleanor Gibson
APA developed its code of ethics _____, using a _________ procedure. correct answers
empirically ; critical incidents
the code for research using human participants consists of: correct answers -general principles
guiding behaviour of psychologists
-specific standards of behaviour
APA code for research with humans correct answers -includes cost-benefit analysis of the degree
of risk imposed on participants with scientific value
-informed consent
-special care with children and people prone to coercion
-participants are free to withdraw and assured confidentiality
-debrief for participants
responsibilities of Institutional Review Boards correct answers ensure research studies with
human subjects are following ethics code and federal law
APA guidlines for research with animals concern: correct answers -care and humane treatment
-guidance in choosing appropriate experimental procedures
-use of animals for research and educational purposes
data falsification correct answers -manufacturing or altering of data
-often discovered because of repeated failures to replicate findings
forms of scientific fraud correct answers -plagiarism
-data falsification
basic research in psychology correct answers aims to discover fundamental principles of
behaviour
applied research correct answers undertaken with specific practical problems in mind
, laboratory research allows _______
field research ______ correct answers greater control ; closely approximated real-life situations
research ideas can come from: correct answers -reflection on everyday observations
-specific problems
-serendipity
theories correct answers -summarize and organize existing knowledge
-provide a basis for making predictions
-provide a working explanation about some phenomenon
relationship between theory building and research is ________ correct answers reciprocal
theories in psychology are useful because they ______ that increases our _____ correct answers
generate research ; understanding of behaviour
good theories are _____ and precise enough to be _____ by well-designed research correct
answers parsimonious ; falsified
psychology seldom thinks in terms of isolated experiments correct answers -produce programs of
research within a specific area (include studies that involve direct and conceptual replications of
existing findings and new ideas)
-use results of experiments as starting points for next experiment
probability sampling is designed to create _______ correct answers good samples
common forms of probability sampling correct answers -simple random sample
-stratified sample
-cluster sample
common forms of non-probability sampling correct answers -quota sampling
-purposive sampling
-snowball sampling
simple random sample correct answers every member of the population has an equal chance of
being selected
stratified sample correct answers ensures that important subgroups in the population are
represented proportionally in the sample
cluster sample correct answers used when it is impossible to know all of the members of the
population
quota sampling correct answers researchers divide the population into groups and then arbitrarily
choose participants from each group
-nonprobability
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