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Test 1 Chapter 1 Flashcards

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  1. In chapter 1, what is to create knowledge that clarifies a particular aspect of the world around us?
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Scientific Inquiry

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  1. In chapter 1, what is the process of examination, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis?
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Scientific Method

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  1. In chapter 1, what is the fundamental assumption of scientific inquiry is that life is not totally chaotic or random but has logical and persistent patterns of regularity?
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Positivism

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  1. In chapter 1, what is related to the logical aspect of science and is used as a framework to guide the understanding and explanation of patterns of regularity in life?
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Scientific Theory

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  1. In chapter 1, what is the approach used in scientific inquiry to discover the patterns of regularity in life?
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Empiricism

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  1. In chapter 1, what is uninfluenced by personal feelings, conjectures, or preferences?
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Objectivity

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  1. In chapter 1, what is always considering the interests of the study subjects?
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Ethical Standards

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  1. In chapter 1, what is the rational study of the universe via rules or laws of natural order?
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Natural Science

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  1. In chapter 1, what studies human behavior and social phenomena?
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Social Science

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  1. In chapter 1, what is normative in that it reflects a general perspective, a fundamental model or scheme that breaks down the complexity of reality and organizes our views?
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Paradigm

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  1. In chapter 1, what emphasizes theory as guidance for research?
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Deductive Process

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  1. In chapter 1, what stresses research as impetus for theory?
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Inductive Process

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  1. In chapter 1, what are intangible or nonconcrete characteristics or qualities with respect to which individuals or populations differ?
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Constructs

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  1. In chapter 1, what is it when subjects feel self-conscious and alter their behavior, either consciously or unconsciously?
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Reactivity

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  1. In chapter 1, what is the reactive effect of research on the social phenomena, derived from the study of workers assembling telephone relays in the Western Electric Company in Chicago?
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Hawthorne Effect

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  1. In chapter 1, what is the belief in the presence of a promising treatment (even though it is in fact an inert substance) creates a real result?
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Placebo

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  1. In chapter 1, what is a measure to improve objectivity, when a group of scientists independently agree on the results of a given observation, validity is enhanced?
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Peer Review

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  1. In chapter 1, what is the panel of persons that reviews research plans with respect to ethical implications, makes sure this is done properly and decides whether additional actions need to be taken?
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Institutional Review Board (IRB)

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  1. In chapter 1, what is especially important among “captive audiences,” where no one is coerced into participating in research?
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Voluntary Participation

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  1. In chapter 1, what is it when participants in a study are made fully aware of the procedures and risks involved in the research?
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Informed Consent

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  1. In chapter 1, what is it when an experimental treatment or program may have beneficial effects, persons assigned to the no-treatment control should be provided equal access to the benefits?
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Right to Service

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  1. In chapter 1, what is it when participants in a study remain anonymous throughout the study, even to the researchers?
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Anonymity

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  1. In chapter 1, what is it when identifying information will not be made available to anyone not directly involved in the study?
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Confidentiality

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  1. In chapter 1, what are suppositions that are not yet tested but are considered true?
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Assumptions

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