Psychology: Scientific Method

It is not necessary for a sample to closely match the target population.

Psychology is an experimental science.

Measure of how closely one thing relates to another.

Research questions are best directed toward what?

A hypothesis is considered correct before it has been scientifically tested & proved right.

An example of psychological reasoning is

The group that receives the treatment.

A method scientists use to answer questions about cause and effect.

Participants are selected from different ages and their behaviors are compared.

Psychologists do not need to keep open minds because it interferes with analyzing data.

Substance or treatment that has no effect apart from the belief that it has an effect.

An in-depth investigation of an individual or small group.

The influence of expectations can be avoided by keeping participants unaware of the treatment.

Standards for proper and responsible behavior.

Predisposition to a certain point of view is

Factors that can change.

A sample selected by chance from a target population is a

Asking people to respond to a series of questions on a particular subject is what?

Which one does not give rise to other research questions:

Correlations show cause and effect.

Central tendency is also known as the

Choosing a sample to represent an entire population is a

A principle can also be defined as a

Which one is NOT a step in the scientific method?

Participants are selected, observed over a period of time.