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RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGYEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Scientific Thinking - Answer-Involves the cognitive skills required to generate, test, and
revise theories
Scientific Method - Answer-How scientists conduct research; consists of five basic
processes: observe, predict, test, interpret, and communicate
Theory - Answer-A set of related assumptions from which testable predictions can be
made
Hypothesis - Answer-A specific, informed, and testable prediction of what kind of
outcome should occur under a particular condition
Replication - Answer-The repetition of a study to confirm the results; it is essential to the
scientific process
Pseudoscience - Answer-Claims presented as scientific that are not supported by
evidence obtained with the scientific method
Research Designs - Answer-Plans of action for how to conduct a scientific study
Variable - Answer-A characteristic that changes or "varies", such as age, gender,
weight, intelligence, anxiety, and extraversion
Population - Answer-The entire group a researcher is interested in
Samples - Answer-Subsets of the population studied in a research project
Descriptive Designs - Answer-Study designs in which the researcher defines a problem
and variable of interest but makes no prediction and does not control or manipulate
anything
Case Study - Answer-A study design in which a psychologist, often a therapist,
observes one person over a long period of time
Naturalistic Observation - Answer-A study in which the researcher unobtrusively
observes and records behavior in the real world
Representative Sample - Answer-A research sample that accurately reflects the
population of people one is studying
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