Week 2: Chapter 3

Question 1

A database specific to psychology journals and related references

Answer 1

PsycINFO

Question 2

A brief summary of a research article’s purpose, methods, and major findings, ______ are typically about 150 to 300 words in length

Answer 2

Abstract

Question 3

A summary of previous research that has been done on the topic, typically located in the introduction of the paper

Answer 3

Introduction/Literature Review

Question 4

Section that lays out the specifics of how the research was conducted

Answer 4

Method

Question 5

The heart of the research article. You should plan on reading this section, even if you do not understand all of the statistical analyses being used.

Answer 5

Results

Question 6

The section of the article where the authors offer their interpretation of the findings and how they believe the results should be understood and applied.

Answer 6

Discussion

Question 7

The list at the end of an article, but this can be an invaluable source of related works.

Answer 7

References

Question 8

The central question(s) you are seeking to answer in your research study. It may ask what, how, or why something is happening

Answer 8

Research question

Question 9

The idea that knowledge or expertise in different areas is not based on an underlying general capability, but rather determined by particular capabilities or experiences within an area

Answer 9

Domain-specific

Question 10

The area of psychology that integrates science, theory, and practiceto treat patients’ psychologically-based distress

Answer 10

Clinical Psychology

Question 11

An area of psychology that focuses on studying the strengths and virtues that enable individual and communities to thrive

Answer 11

Positive Psychology

Question 12

A statement that predicts the outcome of your research study. It specifies a predicted answer to your research question

Answer 12

Hypothesis

Question 13

The idea that we are uncomfortable holding conflicting thoughts simultaneously and that we are motivated to reduce this discomfort by changing our existing thoughts to bring about a more consistent belief system

Answer 13

Cognitive dissonance

Question 14

The specific procedures or techniques that are used to identify, collect, and analyze information about a topic

Answer 14

Methodology

Question 15

The tools that are used to collect research data (e.g., surveys)

Answer 15

Method

Question 16

Diminished response to a stimulus that comes about through repeated exposure to that stimulus

Answer 16

Habituation

Question 17

A statistical approach that compares the difference between the means of two groups

Answer 17

T Test