psych

Question 1

social science

Answer 1

the scientific study of human society and social relationships

Question 2

Confirmation Bias

Answer 2

people’s tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with their existing beliefs

Question 3

hypothesis

Answer 3

a tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables

Question 4

variables

Answer 4

measurable conditions, events, characteristics, or behaviors that are controlled or observed in a study

Question 5

participants/subjects

Answer 5

the persons or animals whose behavior is systematically observed in a study

Question 6

experiment

Answer 6

a research method in which the investigator manipulates a variable under carefully controlled conditions and observes whether any changes occur in a second variable as a result

Question 7

independent variable

Answer 7

a condition or event that an experimenter varies in order to see its impact on another variable

Question 8

dependent variable

Answer 8

the variable that is thought to be affected by manipulation of the independent variable

Question 9

experimental group

Answer 9

consists of the subjects who receive some special treatment in regard to the independent variable

Question 10

control group

Answer 10

consists of similar subjects who do not receive the special treatment given to the experimental group

Question 11

confounding variable

Answer 11

unmeasured third variable that influences both the supposed cause and the supposed effect

Question 12

extraneous variables

Answer 12

any variables other than the independent variables that seem likely to influence the dependent variable

Question 13

correlation coefficient

Answer 13

A numerical index of the degree of relationship between two variables

Question 14

naturalistic observation

Answer 14

research method where you record the behaviors of your research subjects in real world settings

Question 15

Sampling Bias

Answer 15

sample does not represent the population

Question 16

Placebo Effects

Answer 16

participants expectations lead them to experience some change even though though the received an empty, or fake treatment

Question 17

Experimenter bias

Answer 17

occurs when a researcher’s expectations or preferences the outcome of a study influence the results

Question 17

Distortions of Self-reporting

Answer 17

social desirability bias, which is a tendency to give socially approved answers about oneself