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HCC Psych 2301 Module 1 Questions with Verified Answers What is the definition of psychology? the scientific study of behavior and mental processes research methods that yield descriptions behavior rather than casual explanations are called ______ methods descriptive when researchers w...

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What is the definition of psychology? ✔✔the scientific study of behavior and mental processes




research methods that yield descriptions behavior rather than casual explanations are called

______ methods ✔✔descriptive




when researchers want to record behaviors that occur in a laboratory setting, then they use _____

✔✔laboratory observation




the purpose of _____ is to provide a detailed description of some behavior or disorder, generally

in a single individual ✔✔case study




a _____ mirrors the population of interest to be studies when using the survey method

✔✔representative sample




Dr. Ginsburg wants to study possible gender differences in the willingness of young children to

engage in risky behaviors. To gather data, Ginsburg and a co-researcher carefully observe the

willingness of boys and girls to try risky behaviors at a local zoo, such as petting a burro or

, feeding different animals. Dr. Ginsburg is using _____ to gather data. ✔✔naturalistic

observation




the research method that is used to explore cause-and-effect relationships between variables is

_______ ✔✔the experimental method




the research method that is used to study the opinions and beliefs of large groups of people by

using interviews or questionnaires is called the _____ ✔✔survey method




a psychology instructor studying the effects of the order of test items on test scores gave half the

class a test in which the item order reflected the order in the textbook. The other half received the

same questions in random order. What was the INDEPENDENT variable in this experiment?

✔✔order of text items




a psychology instructor studying the effects of the order of test items on test scores gave half the

class a test in which the item order reflected the order in the textbook. The other half received the

same questions in random order. What was the DEPENDENT variable in this experiment?

✔✔scores on the test

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