research methods

Question 1

psychology def

Answer 1

the scientific study of human thoughts feelings and behaviors

Question 2

scientific method

Answer 2

identify research topic
hypothesis
method
collect data
analyse data 
interpret results
report findings

Question 3

Psuedoscience

Answer 3

A pseudoscience is any non‐scientific approach to studying human behaviour that may produce biased or unreliable results

Question 4

phrenology

Answer 4

explored the relationship between the skull’s surface features and an individual’s personality characteristics

Question 5

barnum effect

Answer 5

ppl are more likely to believe a statement about themselves if it is positive, vague and general

Question 6

Empirical evidence

Answer 6

data collected through systematic observations and/or carefully constructed observations. this MINIMISES chance for bias, errors and faulty conclusions.

Question 7

population

Answer 7

refers to the entire group of research interest, and to which the researcher will wish to apply/generalise their research findings.

Question 8

sample

Answer 8

A sample is the research participants who were selected from the larger population.

Question 9

expiriment

Answer 9

an experiment is used to test a cause and effect relationship between two particular variables.

Question 10

ev

Answer 10

any variables other than the IV that can cause an unwanted change in the DV. Are identified prior to the research and are controlled in the research design

Question 11

CV

Answer 11

Confounding variables are like extraneous variables; however, it is not possible to determine which variable caused the change in the DV.