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PSYC 104 Midterm 1 Questions And Correct Answers Latest Version
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- PSYC 104
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- University Of Alberta (UofA)
PSYC 104 Midterm 1 Questions And Correct Answers Latest Version
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PSYC 104 Midterm 1 Questions AndCorrect Answers Latest Version
ANOVA or T-test ANS✔✔ whether populations are statistically different from
each another
Regression ANS✔✔ A regression model is able to show whether changes
observed in the dependent variable are associated with changes in one or
more of the explanatory variable
basic research ANS✔✔ asking a question for a question's sake, no goal
beyond understanding the phenomenon
applied research ANS✔✔ asking questions to accomplish a goal in real life
conducting research that can be directly helpful in the real world
correlational study ANS✔✔ - correlation is NOT causation
- a relation may be due to a third variable
experimental study ANS✔✔ - experiments can evidence causality
- multiple conditions
archival research ANS✔✔ using records to look for insights or patterns in
behaviors
observational ANS✔✔ watching people in their own environment
, validity ANS✔✔ are your results meaningful?
external valdity ANS✔✔ do the results generalize to the population you are
trying to study?
internal validity ANS✔✔ are you manipulating ONLY the variable you want to
manipulate?
reliability ANS✔✔ consistent? could you reproduce your findings?
measurement reliability ANS✔✔ does the measure have similar results if
taken by the same person at different times?
open science ANS✔✔ how do we make sure our research is sound and
reproducible?
conceptual definition ANS✔✔ the abstract idea a psychologist wants to
measure
operational defnition ANS✔✔ how a psychologist measures a concept in a
study
self perceptions ANS✔✔ self-knowledge, how a person thinks about
themselves
self schemas ANS✔✔ beliefs a person has about themselves in general and
in specific situations based on past experiences
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