Chapter 4:

Question 1

Determinism

Answer 1

The concept that all events (physical, mental, and behavioral) result from specific casual factors

Question 2

Formulating Theories

Answer 2

A sample theory: media violence contributes to youth violence
A good theory doesn’t just sound appealing. It must imply testable predictions, called hypotheses… they specify what results would support our theory and what results would fail to support it

Question 3

Hypotheses

Answer 3

A tentative and testable explanation of the relationship between 2 or more event variables

Question 4

Correlation

Answer 4

When one trait or behavior accompanies another, we say the two correlate

• Positive correlation
• Negative correlation

Question 5

Experimentation

Answer 5

When we conduct an experiment we can control ore factors and therefore make a greater claim to cause and effect

Question 6

Placebo

Answer 6

An inert substance or condition

Question 7

Independent Variable

Answer 7

The predictor variable

Question 8

Dependent Variable

Answer 8

Outcome measure