SC Vocab Flashcards
Maya carries out an observational study, but the people being observed do not know that she is observing them. What type of observation is this?
Covert
Kimball carried out a study where she measured children’s level of aggression before television was introduced into the Northern Canadian territories and then again three years later. What type of experiment is this?
Natural
The name given to a person who is helping the researcher, but the actual participant is not aware that they are not just another person in the study.
Confederate
In order to see if children are affected by video games, a researcher carries out an
interview with children, observes them playing a video game, and then sets up an experiment. What term describes the use of several methods to study a single
behaviour with a single group of participants?
Method Triangulation
Kerry is going to take a math test for a scholarship. Knowing the stereotype that women don’t do well on competitive math assessments, she experiences stress that influences her performance. What is the name given to the stress she experiences?
Spotlight Anxiety
Researchers find a negative correlation between school performance and the amount of time that students spend on social media. Arsen argues that although there is a correlation, it is possible that these two things are not related. What type of correlation would this be?
Spurious correlation
With regard to the previous question, Elis challenges Arsen that these variables may be related, but that we cannot know if student performance is the result of high use of social media, or if because they are not doing well in school, they use a lot of social media. What is the name of the problem that Elis has identified?
Bidirectional ambiguity
Social cognitive theory argues that I learn by watching others. When I see that someone gets to leave class early because they first thanked the teacher for a good class, I see the reward that the person obtained and I want the same. What do we call this form of learning?
Vicarious reinforcement
In Social Identity Theory, this variable is very difficult to measure. It is the degree to which I am fully aware of one of my group identities.
Salience
For the above psychology term, since it is difficult to measure, which type of validity is problematic in studies like Chen et al on cultural identity and shopping behaviour?
Construct validity
A teacher carries out a study that looks at whether Asian students are more successful in group projects than Western students. The hypothesis is that collectivistic cultures will perform better on group projects than individualistic cultures. What is the name given to the problem with this research if the teacher doesn’t first test each person’s level of I-C before the study?
Ecological Fallacy
In Social Cognitive Theory, Bandura argued that one of the key factors for replicating the behaviour of a model is that the learner has the sense that they can do it. What is the name given to an individual’s belief in their capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific goals?
Self-efficacy
In Berry’s study of conformity, the study was done under tightly controlled conditions to make sure that it was actually the cultural dimension that led to the level of conformity. What type of validity was increased because of the level of control?
Internal Validity
However, in Berry’s study, the participants were not randomly allocated to conditions. What type of experiment is this?
Quasi
Berry’s study was highly artificial and tightly controlled. What type of validity was compromised as a result?
Ecological validity
