Psychology Chp 1

Question 1

What is EV (extraneous)

Answer 1

Variable besides IV that causes unwanted effect on DV

Question 2

What is CV (cofounding)

Answer 2

Variable besides IV that has directly and systematically affected the DV

Question 3

Name all investigation methodologies
CCCC
MP
LSF

Answer 3

-Controlled,
-case study,
-correlational study,
-classification and identification,
-field work,
-modelling,
-product process system developement,
- literature review
- simulation

Question 4

What is case study?

Answer 4

A case study is an investigation of an individual, group, or particular event.

Question 5

What is controlled?

Answer 5

A controlled experiment is a type of investigation in which the relationship between
two variables is tested in a controlled environment;

Question 6

what is correlational study?

Answer 6

A correlational study is a type of non-experimental study in which no variables are manipulated

Question 7

What is classification?

Answer 7

Arrangement of objects/events into managable sets.

Question 8

what is identification?

Answer 8

A person associates themself with a set or being apart of a new set.

Question 9

what is field work?

Answer 9

any experiement involving observations or interacting with humans.

Question 10

what is modelling?

Answer 10

manipulation of a physical model

Question 11

what is product, process, system devlopement?

Answer 11

the invention/design to meet human needs

Question 12

what is literature review?

Answer 12

the process of comparing your data from a experiement to somebody elses data

Question 13

what is simulation?

Answer 13

the process of using a model to study the behaviour of a real system.

Question 14

Name all three subject designs

Answer 14

within, between, and mixed subject designs

Question 15

what is within subject design? provide advantage /disadvantage

Answer 15

completes every experimental condition
- less people are needed
- good for real word settings
- produces order effects
- particapants dropping out have bigger impacts

Question 16

what is between subject design?

Answer 16

divided into different groups to compare.
- less time consuming
- does not create order effects
- require more particapants
- particapants differences

Question 17

what is mixed subject design?

Answer 17

elements of both within and between subject designs.
- results can be compared more
- allows multiple experimental conditions
- costly/time consuming
- demanding

Question 18

name all ethical concepts (5)

Answer 18

integrity, respect, justice, non-malfience, beneficence

Question 19

name all ethical guidelines (6)

Answer 19

volunatry particpation, withdrawl rights, informed consent, deception, debriefing, confidenatality

Question 20

name ev and cf (7) POPSEND

Answer 20

-particapant related variables
-order effects
-placebo effects
-experimenter effects
-situationol variables
-non standardized instructions/procedures
-demand charcateristics

Question 21

name preventing ev and cf (7) SPEC CSS

Answer 21

• sampling size/procedures
  -experiemntal design choice
  -counterbalencing
  -placebo
  -single/double blind procedures
  -standrized testing conditions/procedures
  -controlled variables

Question 22

name the types of data

Answer 22

• primary and secondary
• qualitative and quantitative
• objective and subjective

Question 23

define accuracy

Answer 23

how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity being measured

Question 24

define precision

Answer 24

how closely a set of measurements values agree with each other

Question 25

name the 2 errors

Answer 25

systematic (accuracy) and random (precision) errors

Question 26

define reproducibility

Answer 26

the extent to which successive measurements or studies produce same results under different conditions

Question 27

define repeatablity

Answer 27

the extent to which successive successive measurements or studies produce same results under identical conditions

Question 28

define internal validity

Answer 28

the extent to which an investigation truly measures/investigates what its claiming to

Question 29

define external validity

Answer 29

the extent to which the results of an investigation can be applied to similar individuals in different settings