Psychology correct answers The scientific study of mind and behavior, empirical
Empirical correct answers Verifiable, based on observation rather than logic and theory
Theory correct answers A general principle about how things relate to one another
Hypothesis correct answers Specific expe...
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Psychology correct answers The scientific study of mind and behavior, empirical
Empirical correct answers Verifiable, based on observation rather than logic and theory
Theory correct answers A general principle about how things relate to one another
Hypothesis correct answers Specific expected outcomes if theory is accurate, study-specific
prediction ABOUT theory
Data correct answers set of observations
Harlow Study correct answers Unethical behaviorism study on monkeys bond with wire mom vs
soft mom
Milgram's study correct answers Unethical study on obedience to authority with electric shock
experiment
Qualities of Good Scientific Theories correct answers 1. Supported by Data
2. Falsifiable: Potential for theory to be false
3. Parsimonious: Simple as possible
4. Doesn't prove anything, supports theory
Methods of Publication and Presentation correct answers Conference Presentations and Peer-
Reviewed journals(formal)
Types of Research Questions correct answers Basic, Translational, and Applied
Basic Research Questions correct answers Enhance general knowledge, and application in real-
world issues
Translational Research Questions correct answers Use lessons from basic research to develop
real-world applications (ex. Creating drugs, therapy types)
Arguments for the Importance and Proper Interpretation of Research correct answers
Comparison Groups, Addressing Alternative Explanations, Research is Probabilistic, "Common
Sense", Availability Heuristic, Present/Present Bias, Confirmatory Hypothesis Testing, Bias
Blind Spot
Comparison Groups correct answers Conditions both with and without the aspect of interest,
treatment vs no treatment (Should you go to Simmons? Those who go and who don't)
, Alternative Explanations correct answers Something that varies with the condition of interest,
may explain an existing effect (Should you go to Simmons? Alt reason: tuition costs)
Probabilistic correct answers Research is Probabilistic, it represents what happens on average,
not every time
"Common Sense" correct answers Conclusions that make sense but are not empirically
supported, can support two conflicting view ("Birds of a feather flock together" vs. "Opposites
attract")
Availability Heuristic correct answers When things come to mind more easily, we think they are
more likely to be true (More ppl die to plane or car crash?)
Present/Present Bias correct answers Tendency to rely on evidence where a key condition is
present and ignore evidence where this element is absent when evaluating a claim, ignore key
comparison groups
Confirmation Bias correct answers The tendency to seek out information that is consistent with
our beliefs
Bias Blind Spot correct answers People believe they are less likely to engage in biased reasoning
than others
Parts of an Empirical Article correct answers Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results,
Discussion
Variable correct answers Something that takes on different values in a study (ex. age)
Constant correct answers Something that doesn't take on different values in a study
Measured Variable correct answers A variable whose values are observed and recorded
Manipulated Variable correct answers A variable whose values are assigned by the experimenter
through random assignment, chance procedures implemented by the experimenter (e.g., flip of a
coin)
Predictor Variable correct answers A variable that is hypothesized to affect an outcome
Independent Variable (IV) correct answers A manipulated variable that is hypothesized to affect
an outcome (aka explanatory variable), subtype of predictor variable
Dependent Variable (DV) correct answers The measured outcome variable that is hypothesized
to be predicted by another variable (aka response variable), can be affected by predictor variable
Conceptual Definition correct answers Provides meaning to the variable in abstract or theoretical
terms
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