Exam 1 Study Flashcards
What is the definition of psychology?
scientific study of behavior and mental processes
What 3 things does psychology promise?
scientific investigation, diversity and practacality
What are the 3 theories regarding understanding relationships?
nature vs nurture
free will vs determinism
conscious vs unconscious
What are the 4 goals of psychology?
DUPC Describe Understand Predict Control
What is experimental research
Using a controlled environment to establish cause and effect
What variable does the experimenter change
independent variable
what variable does the subject behavior show
dependent variable
What are the 7 steps for experimentation
Hypothesis identify variables operationalize variables define subjects draw a sample perform experimentt draw conclusions
What is mean
average
what is mode
most frequent
what is median
middle score
What is descriptive research?
Describes the world as it is.
What are the 3 main types of descriptive research?
Survey
Naturalistic observation
Case Study
What is a survey
question/interview to gather information
easy to do
not precise
What is a naturalistic observation
prolonged observation without intervention
not precise
What is a case study
In depth look at specific case
very precise
lacks prediction
Does correlational research show causality
NO!!!!!
Give examples of correlational research
church and crime
ice cream and drowning
attendance and grades
What is correlational research
tries to identify relationship between two or more variables
What is a correlational coefficient?
Strength from 0.0 to 1.00
Direction can be positive or negative
direction is NOT related to strength.