Research in Psychology

Question 1

Knowledge is acquired through reason

Answer 1

Rationalism

Question 2

Knowledge should be acquired through observation

Answer 2

Empiricism

Question 3

describes the actions or operations that will be used to measure or control a variable

Answer 3

Operational definition

Question 4

Independent variable has not been manipulated by experimenters

Answer 4

Quasi-experiment

Question 5

Variables other than the independent variable that seem likely to influence the dependent variable in a study

Answer 5

Extraneous variables

Question 6

Two variables are linked in a way that makes it difficult to sort out their effects; messes up the experiment

Answer 6

Confounding variables

Question 7

Someone’s overall evalutaion of a person, object, or institution spils over to influence ratings

Answer 7

Halo effect

Question 8

Nuemrical index of the degree of relationship between two variable; 0 to +1 or 0 to -1, where near 0 indicates no relationship between variables

Answer 8

Correlation coefficient

Question 9

Combines the statistical results of many studies of the same question, yielding an estimate of the size and consistency of a variable’s effects

Answer 9

Meta-analysis

Question 10

Tells you the probability that the results were due to chance

Answer 10

Inferential statistics

Question 11

Allows the researcher to see whether there is a link or association between variable of interest

Answer 11

descriptive/correlational method

Question 12

When a subject’s behavior is altered by the presence of an observer

Answer 12

Reactivity

Question 13

Tendency to give socially approved answers to questions about oneself

Answer 13

Social desirability bias