Confucting Research

Question 1

Psychology is a ___ ___ which means we must experiment and research in order to learn new things about the field (this uses the scientific method)

Answer 1

Social science

Question 2

___ ___ - Steps that one uses to complete an experiment (observe, question, research, hypothesize, experiment, test hypothesis, draw conclusions, report)

Answer 2

Scientific method

Question 3

____ a ___ ___ is the first step in the scientific method. It can come from anywhere but usually arises from daily experience. (Should be based on behavior)

Answer 3

Forming a research question

Question 4

_____ - An educated guess about what will happen when we test that question (usually done after doing some preliminary research to see if anyone else has tested it and figure out what results they got. Usually an if….then… statement. Experiment is used to test this)

Answer 4

Hypothesis

Question 5

____ ___ and ___ ___ looking at what the results of the experiment are once it is completed and figuring out what they mean (can take weeks or months depending on the amount of data. After analyzing the data the experimenter will draw conclusions on whether or both the hypothesis was right)

Answer 5

Analyzing results and drawing conclusions

Question 6

____ data - numerical data

Answer 6

Quantitative data

Question 7

_____ data - Which looks at characteristics

Answer 7

Qualitative data

Question 8

____ and ____ after drawing conclusions we publish our findings to the psychological community (usually done in peer reviewed journals that are read by experts in the field)

Answer 8

Publishing and replication

Question 9

We want to publish our findings so information can be available to the public and so other experimenters can ___ the experiment to see if our findings continue to hold true

Answer 9

Replicate