Chapter 2 Flashcards
We use 100% of our brain
True
Hindsight Bias
Believing that we already knew something when looking back on it
A meta analysis is:
looking at a lot of publications about a topic to see the combined effect size
The professor wants to do some research to see how much watching the Wizard of OZ increases a persons fear of Ruby Slippers. How much a subject watches Wizard of OZ is the___
Independent Variable (Manipulated)
As you are conducting your own research study you are excited to find a relationship between the amount of TV someone watches and their GPA. However, you are concerned there may be something else at play. You are thinking about___
Intervening Variable
Correlation is the same as causation
False
In an experiment____ group receives the treatment, while the____ group does not
Experimental : Control
To take your psychology test you go in a room where there is a camera on you at all times. You figure since someone may be watching you, you should probably focus on the test a little more. You are experiencing___
Hawthorne Effect
The United States scores higher than Canada on the “Ladder of Life measure” of well being
False
If you were to critique a study because the only people who participated were from rural Utah and they are not even remotely like people in other parts of the United States, you would be making a critique of___
External Validity
Dependent variable
“test score” depends on the effect of the independent variable
independent variable
“studying” or “sleeping” stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variable you are trying to measure
intervening variable
something you didn’t think of/consider
experimental group
the group of participants who are exposed to the variable being tested
control group
treated similar to an experimental group, but are not exposed to the experimental treatment or factor
