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...
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 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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