Psychology test 1 Flashcards
Psychology is defined as the study of?
Behavior and Mental Processes
What are the primary goals of Psychology?
Description, Explanation, Prediction, and Influence
What Research is conducted with specific practical problems?
Applied Research
Research that seeks new knowledge and explores new topics of understanding is referred to as?
Basic Research
Much knowledge has been gained about sleep through?
Laboratory observation
Observing behavior as it unfolds in natural settings is referred to as?
Naturalistic Observation
Investigating behavior through controlled experimentation is referred to as?
Experimental Method
The research method that finds a degree of relationship between two existing variables is referred to as?
Correlational Method
When increases in one variable are matched by increases in another variable this is called?
Positive Correlation
The placebo effect occurs when a participant responds according to?
His or her expectations
A prediction about the relationship between two or more variables is called a?
Hypothesis
in an experiment, when the subjects and the experimenter have no idea whether the subjects are in the control or experimental groups, this is referred to as?
Double - Blind
Moira conducted a study to see how different levels of sleep deprivation (the lack of sleep) influenced test performance in college students. She was using the?
Experimental Method
Which group of people are used least as participants in psychological research?
Females
blank is when a psychological test is consistent in what it measures
Reliable
