EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question 1

A study that gives the appearance of being scientific but has no true scientific basis nor is confirmed by scientific method.
(FALSE)

Answer 1

PSEUDOSCIENCE

Question 2

Type of pseudoscience uses facial features to know traits, skills, and mental capacity.
(FACE CHECK)

Answer 2

PHYSIOGNOMY

Question 3

Measuring the size & location of the bumps on the skull. (STOP D CAR)

Answer 3

PHRENOLOGY

Question 4

Caused by fluids in the body flow by magnetic principles. Illnesses can be cured by realigning fluids through hands, magnets, or electrodes.
(WET DA BED)

Answer 4

MESMERISM

Question 5

Contact with ghosts and spirits of the dead.
(ED CALUAG)

Answer 5

SPIRITUALISM

Question 6

First experimental psychologist. Founded first psychology laboratory.

Answer 6

WILHELM WUNDT

Question 7

Opened first experimental psychology laboratory. Founded first American Psychological Association.

Answer 7

G. STANLEY HALL

Question 8

Conducted Little Albert Experiment.

Answer 8

JOHN B. WATSON & ROSALIE RAYNER

Question 9

Conducted Bobo Doll experiment.

Answer 9

ALBERT BANDURA

Question 10

Uses experimental procedures. Uses scientific methods to research mind & behavior.

Answer 10

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question 11

Type of condition that is Classified to have an effect on the behavior.

Answer 11

SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS

Question 12

Type of condition where it produces greatest effect on behavior.

Answer 12

NECESSARY CONDITION

Question 13

Cause & effect rs established through experiments

Answer 13

TEMPORAL RELATIONSHIP

Question 14

True or false:
environment, procedures, and instruments must NOT be constant for subjects in experiments.

Answer 14

FALSE DUH

Question 15

When presenting treatment condition must be in an IDENTICAL MANNER to all subs.

Answer 15

TRUE yan sis

Question 16

Variable that exists before the event/ behavior to be explained. Namamanipulate i2.

Answer 16

INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

Question 17

A variable that is measured in the experiment.

Answer 17

DEPENDENT VARIABLE

Question 18

Controlled procedure w/ two different treatment conditions are applied to subjects; to test hypothesis.

Answer 18

PSYCHOLOGY EXPERIMENT

Question 19

Procedure to test prediction (hypothesis)
Hypothesis must be testable.

Answer 19

EXPERIMENTATION

Question 20

Recording of events; observable events.

Answer 20

OBSERVATION

Question 21

Quantifying numerical values to events or characteristics according to general rules.

Answer 21

MEASUREMENT

Question 22

Research designed to solve real - life problems

Answer 22

APPLIED RESEARCH

Question 23

Research designed to test theories / explain psychological phenomena.

Answer 23

BASIC RESEARCH

Question 24

What are the objectives of Psychological Science

Answer 24

Description - unbiased acc to characteristics of behaviors
Prediction - capability to know in advance
Explanation - reliably reproduce of occurrence of behavior
Control - application of what has been learned.

Question 25

CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN SCIENCE: communicating the result (journal, special interest groups, professional conference)

Answer 25

PUBLICIZING RESULTS

Question 26

Repeating research procedures to verify if it has the same outcome.

Answer 26

REPLICATION

Question 27

PRINCIPLE OF MODUS TOLLENS

Answer 27

never prove a statement; contradictory observation might be found later.

Question 28

SELF CORRECTIONS

Answer 28

findings through tests of new hypothesis.

Question 29

Simplicity of explanation

Answer 29

PARSIMONY

Question 30

Interpretation of data (systematic, objective, rational)

Answer 30

GOOD THINGKING

Question 31

SCIENTIFIC MENTALITY

Answer 31

behavior must follow a natural order; can be predicted

Question 32

Observations to proposing general principles

Answer 32

SEEKING GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Question 33

LAWS

Answer 33

generality that applies to all situations

Question 34

THEORY

Answer 34

has interim explanation

Question 35

CONFIRMATION BIAS

Answer 35

tend to overlook instances that might disconfirm our beliefs

Question 36

OVERCONFIDENCE BIAS

Answer 36

tend to feel more correct than they actually are; more data = more confidence in judgement in the behavior.

Question 37

Non - scientific data gathering - shapes our expectations. (experiences formulate this assumption)

Answer 37

COMMONSENSE PSYCHOLOGY

Question 38

TRUE or FALSE: inferential strategies that make come up w/ decisions based from readily available info.

Answer 38

NON - SCIENTIFIC INFERENCES