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What are the three things that make people difficult to study?

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complexity, variability, reactivity

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What are the steps for a scientific approach?

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theory, hypothesis, gather evidence, modify theory

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What are the different ways to collect data?

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case study, observational study, psychological test (assessment), surveys

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Case Study

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Observations, formal psychological testing, drawings, clinical interviews,
questionnaires, family interview

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Observational Study

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Researcher observes, measures,
records behavior while trying to avoid
intruding on the people being observed

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Naturalistic observation examples

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home or school

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Laboratory Observation

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controlled room or facility

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What are the problems with observational studies?

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  • Mere presence of researchers and
    equipment will change how people behave
  • only correlation and not causation
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Psychological Tests (Assessments)

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Measure personality traits,
emotional states, IQ, abilities

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Objective Tests (Inventories)

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measure beliefs, feelings, or behaviors of which people are aware

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Standardized Tests

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scores are based on NORMS

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Projective Tests

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those black and white image tests that determines a person’s personality

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Assessments & Reliability

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test must be reliable and produce same result across time, place, and scorer

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Test-retest reliability

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people tend to do better the second time

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Alternate-forms reliability for tests/exams

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multiple choice versus true/false

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Assessments & Validity

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a test must be valid and it must measure what it sets out to measure

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Construct validity

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items broadly represent the trait in question (job satisfaction question)

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Predictive validity

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ability to predict other measures of the trait in question, related traits (high school GPA reflects college GPA)

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Surveys

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questionnaires an interviews that gather info by asking people directly about their experiences, attitudes, opinions

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What is required for a survey to be fair?

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a group of participants that accurately represents the larger population the researcher wishes to
describe (age, sex, ethnic groups)

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What are the problems with surveys?

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volunteer bias, people lie, and researcher bias (choose questions they want)

22
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What are the two types of studies?

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correlational studies and experiments

23
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Correlational study

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a descriptive study that looks for a consistent relationship between two phenomena

24
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Correlation

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a measure of how strongly two
variables are related to one another

25
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positive correlation

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high and high

26
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negative correlation

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high and low

27
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uncorrelated example

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shoe size and IQ

28
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What is the range of the coefficient of correlation?

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-1 to 1

29
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What is true about correlation and causation?

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correlation does not establish causation

30
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Wha is an experiment?

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a controlled test of a hypothesis in which a researcher manipulates one variable to discover its effect on another

31
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What is an independence variable?

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the variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by other factors

32
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What is a dependent variable?

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a variable that depends on the independent variable

33
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What is a control group?

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a group that is sure that the behavior you are interested in would not have occurred anyway

34
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What is a random assignment?

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a procedure for assigning people to experimental and control groups in which each individual has the same probability as any other of being assigned to a given group

35
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What are experimental effects?

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experimenters can influence the results of a study (smile, tone of voice)

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What do participants try to do during an experiment?

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want to please and act in ways that the ordinarily would not

37
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What is a single-blind study?

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participants don’t know which group they are in and not know the purpose of the study

38
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What is a double blind study?

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neither the researcher nor the participant knows the treatments participants receive

39
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What are descriptive statistics?

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statistical procedures that organize and summarize data

40
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What is an arithmetic mean?

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an average hat is calculated by adding up a set of quantities and dividing the sum by the total number of quantities in the set

41
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What is a standard deviation?

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a commonly used measure of variability that indicates the average difference between scores in a distribution and their mean (clustered the scores are spread out around the mean)

42
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What is inferential statistics?

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allow researchers to draw inferences about how statistically meaningful a study’s results are

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What is a significance test?

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show how likely it is that a study’s results occurred merely by chance

44
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What is Cross-sectional experiment?

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a study in which subjects of different ages (or any groups) are compared at a given time

45
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What is a longitudinal experiment?

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a study in which subjects are followed and periodically reassessed over a period of time

46
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What is the ethical consideration’s general principle?

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Psychologists strive to benefit those with whom they work and take care to do no harm and all experiments cause stress

47
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What is informed consent?

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a written agreement to participate in a study made by an adult who has been informed of a all the risks

48
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What is debriefing?

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a verbal description of the true nature and purpose of a study that psychologists provide to people after they have participated in the study

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