Module 1

Question 1

Areas in Psychology Research

Answer 1

1. Psychobiology
2. Cognition
3. Human Development
4. Social Psychology
5. Psychotherapy

Question 2

Sources of Knowledge

Answer 2

1. Superstition and Intuition
2. Authority
3. Tenacity
4. Rationalism
5. Empiricism
6. Science

Question 3

The Scientific Approach and Psychology

Answer 3

1. Systematic Empiricism
2. Publicly Verifiable Knowledge
3. Empirically Solvable Problems

Question 4

Goals of Science

Answer 4

1. Describe
2. Explain
3. Predict
4. Control

Question 5

Reviewing the Literature

Answer 5

1. Selecting a Problem
2. Literature Review
3. Library Research
4. Journal
   - Abstract
   - Introduction
   - Method
   - Results
   - Discussion

Question 6

Ethical Standards in Human Participants

Answer 6

1. Institutional Review Boards
2. Informed Consent
3. Risk
4. Deception
5. Debriefing