Psychology as a way of Thinking

Question 1

What are the Four goals of scientific research?

Answer 1

Describe Behavior Predict Behavior Determine cause of Behavior Understand/Explain Behavior

Question 2

Someone who is involved in the research process and conducts experiments.

Answer 2

Producer

Question 3

Someone who reads about research and applies it to their work or life.

Answer 3

Consumer

Question 4

What are three features of good scientific theories?

Answer 4

Supported by data Falsifiable Have parsimony (simplicity)

Question 5

A set of statements that describe general principles about how variables relate to one another.

Answer 5

Theory

Question 6

A way of stating the specific outcome a researchers expects to observe (prediction).

Answer 6

Hypothesis

Question 7

Set of observations representing the values of some variable, collected from one or more research studies

Answer 7

Data

Question 8

Research done with a practical problem in mind with the hopes that findings will be directly applied to solution of that problem in real-world context

Answer 8

Applied Research

Question 9

Research intended to enhance the general body of knowledge of a subject

Answer 9

Basic Research

Question 10

Research which uses basic research to develop and test applications to health care, psychotherapy, or other forms of treatment and intervention

Answer 10

Translational Research

Question 11

The use of verifiable evidence as the basis for conclusions - collecting data systematically and using it to develop, support, or challenge a theory

Answer 11

Empiricism