Chapter 2: Psychological Research Flashcards
________ research uses past records or data sets to investigate research questions or to look for patterns or relationships.
archival
A major advantage of case studies is ________.
detailed information
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good hypothesis?
It is complex.
Ethics need to be considered when ________ scientific research.
designing, conducting, and reviewing
The scientific process is ________, involving both inductive and deductive reasoning.
circular
________ research studies the same groups of participants over time.
longitudinal
Krista and Tatiana Hogan are participants in a(n) ________ of conjoined twins who are joined at the head.
case study
________ is a reduction in the number of research participants as some drop out of the study over time.
attrition
A group of preschool-age children are enrolled in a study that plans to follow them over time in order to assess behaviors and other characteristics that may predict later development of schizophrenia. This is an example of a(n) ________ design.
longitudinal
________ means that there is a relationship between two or more variables.
correlation
Trephination is the ________.
procedure where a large hole is created in the forehead so that evil spirits can escape
Which of the following statements is not a hypothesis?
Anxiety disorders are caused by a combination of genetic and environmental influences.
Research on ________ subjects must always involve ________.
human; obtaining informed consent
Lesley, a sociology major, believes that money is the key to happiness. Her friend Stephen, a psychology major, believes that good health is the key to happiness. How might the two friends resolve their disagreement?
They could research peer-reviewed articles to see if either perspective is supported.
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was ethically problematic because ________.
participants were not allowed to seek available treatment
One hundred introductory psychology students are surveyed about their intended majors. The results indicate that more women than men intend to pursue a psychology major, whereas more men than women intend to pursue a history major. What do these results indicate?
There is a relationship between gender and intended major.
Research shows that people who smoke cigarettes are more likely to get lung cancer than those who do not smoke. This research alone demonstrates that ________.
there is a relationship between smoking and lung cancer
________ is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even be conducted by phone, email, or mail.
surveys
A(n) ________ case study is conducted by gathering detailed information about participants who are psychological patients.
clinical
________ are subjects of psychological research.
participants
