CHAPTER 1 Flashcards
__________ is the science of behaviour.
Psychology
What we know about psychology
Content
Gathering data in a systematic process
Process
What are the scientific research methods ?
Non-scientific gathering data method
Scientific gathering data method
Method also known as common sense psychology
Non-scientific Method
“Behaviour must follow a natural order, therefore, it can be predicted.”
The Scientific Mentality
It is the observable and or experienced data
Empirical Data
A study that deals with quantitative data
Descriptive Study
A study that deals with qualitative data
Explorative Study
Delves deep into a single instance
Case Study
Observes behaviour or phenomenon in a more general environment
Field Study
Examine the relationship between two variables
Correlational Design
Involves intervention or treatment but without random assignment to groups.
Quasi- Experimental Design
Experiment that is randomly assigned
True Experiments
_______ is the application of what has been learned about the behaviour through gathering data.
Control
Research designed to solve real world problems
Applied Research
Research designed to test theories or explain phenomena.
Basic Research
What are the 3 main tools of the scientific method?
Observation
Measurement
Experimentation
_____ is the systematic noting and recording of events.
Observation
The assignment of numerical values to objects or events.
Measurement
A process undertaken to test hypothesis that particular behavioural events will occur in a specific situations.
Experimentation
____ are the circumstances that come before the event or the behaviour we want to explain.
Antecedents
An experimental design in which subjects receive only one kind of treatment.
Between- subjects design
Present all treatments to each subject and measure the effect of each treatment.
Within-subject experiment
Breathing is sufficient and necessary. True or false
True
Exercise is necessary. True or false
False
