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1A Introduction to research Flashcards

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Definition of Psychology

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The scientific study of human mental states and behavior

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Definition of science

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A field and practice that obtains knowledge through observation and experiment (objective, methods of science, explainable, testable)

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Definition of non-science

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Ideas formed without empirical evidence or the use of scientific methods or principles (non-objective, imprecise, unverifiable)

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Definition of Anecdote

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Stories based on personal experience

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Definition of opinion

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The view or perspective of somebody not necessarily based on evidence

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Definition of Intuition

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Something that one feels instinctively as opposed to arrives at through considered reasoning

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Definition of hearsay

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Rumor or information from others which cannot be supported with evidence

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Definition of Pseudoscience

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Beliefs, theories and practices that are mistakenly regarded as or claim to be scientific but are not because they do not use the methods of science

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Definition of empirical evidence

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Information obtained through direct and systematic observation or experimentation

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Definition of the scientific method

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A procedure used to obtain knowledge that involves hypothesis forming, testing and retesting through processes of experimentation, observation, measurement and recording

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Definition of Theory

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Proposition or set of principles that is used to explain something or make predictions about relationship between concepts

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Function means…

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Explain and predict

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Informed by refers to…

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Scientific theories and ideas

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Definition of model

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Representation of a concept, process or behavior often make to simplify or make something easier to understand

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Definition of aim

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Straightforward sentence that narrows down parameters of the investigation

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Definition of hypothesis

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Testable predication about the outcome of an investigation that is either supported or rejected

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Three things a hypothesis includes…

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Population, Variables (IV, DV), direction of results

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Population

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Group of people who are the focus of the research and from which the sample is drawn

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Why is it good to be specific when referring to population?

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It helps narrow the scope of research and improves quality

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Definition of a variable

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Conditions or components of an experiment that can be measured or manipulated

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3 different types of variables

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Controlled, independent, dependent

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Definition of a controlled variable

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Variables other than the DV that a researcher holds constant (controls) in an investigation to ensure that changes in the DV are solely due to changes in the IV

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Definition of an independent variable

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In which quantities are manipulated (controlled, selected, changed) by the researcher and the variable that is assume to have direct effect on the dependent variable

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Definition of a dependent variable

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The researcher measures in an experiment for changes it may experience due to the effect of the independent variable

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Definition of controlled experiments

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Type of investigation in which the casual relationship between two variable is tested in a controlled environment

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Simple definition of controlled experiments

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The effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable is tested while aiming to control all other variables

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Definition of operationalising variables

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Specifying exactly how the variable will be manipulated or measured in a particular controlled experiment

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Why must variables be specific?

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So that a hypothesis can be clearly supported or refuted

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Meaning of ‘Psyche’

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‘Mind’ ‘soul’

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Meaning of ‘Logos’

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‘The study of’

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3 processes in Psychology

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Gathering factual information, forming theories to explain this factual information, testing these theories

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