Chapter 2- Psychological Methods

Question 1

1st step in scientific research

Answer 1

Forming research question

Question 2

2nd Step in scientific research

Answer 2

Forming a hypothesis

Question 3

3rd step of scientific research

Answer 3

Testing the hypothesis

Question 4

4th step of the scientific research

Answer 4

Analyzing the results

Question 5

5th and final step of scientific research

Answer 5

Drawing conclusions

Question 6

Replicated

Answer 6

Study must be able to be replicated with same or similar results.

Question 7

Survey

Answer 7

Series of questions about a particular subject.

Question 8

Target Population

Answer 8

Whole group to be studied

Question 9

Sample

Answer 9

Small part of the population.

Question 10

Random

Answer 10

Individuals have the same chance to be selected.

Question 11

Stratified Sample

Answer 11

Subgroups are represented equally.

Question 12

Volunteer Bias

Answer 12

People who don’t volunteer have different outlooks than people who do.
Volunteers are more willing to disclose information.
Volunteers are more interested than others.

Question 13

Genie

Answer 13

Case Study and Longitudinal
Kept in small room for a very long time.
Father beat her and mother fed her.

Question 14

Correlation

Answer 14

Measure of how things are closely related to one another.

Question 15

Positive Correlation

Answer 15

In a positive correlation both variables go in both directions.

Question 16

Negative Correlation

Answer 16

Variables go in different directions.

Question 17

Independent variable

Answer 17

Factors that is changed.

Question 18

Dependent Variable

Answer 18

What is being measured.

Question 19

Single-Blind Study

Answer 19

Participants don’t know what group they are in ( Experimental or Control)

Question 20

Double-Blind Study

Answer 20

Both participants and researchers don’t know who is in the groups.