Mid term

Gender is a pure

A good theory can integrate and summarize scientific facts.

Correlation does not imply causality

A cross-sectional study occurs when the same group of people is tested during different periods of time.

Intergroup observations involve attempting to duplicate the results by observing different individual participants

Selective deposits and selective survival are advantages of secondary records.

A research question should be stated in

This non-scientific approach involves making inaccurate assumptions to create conclusions:

Subject mortality is a disadvantage of what descriptive research approach?

If a experimental design has two or more independent variable then the design is a single factor design

Descriptive research approaches give us a clear cause-and-effect relationship.

What is a potential confounding variable here: “Will children who drink coffee demonstrate more aggression than...”

Descriptive research does not allow us to manipulate the independent variable.

Which of the following is NOT an objsective of the scientific method.

Intra-group observations occur when the same subject is tested multiple times under the same conditions.

_____ occurs when each participant has an equal chance of being a participant.

An independent variable should include at least

Random assignment is related to control.

Identifying and holding extraneous variables constant occurs in which step of the scientific method?

Field experiments have high ecological validity and low control.

A literature review should begin after you design your experiment.

In science we call the concepts, constructs or terminologies we study variables

Four objective for using scientific method is to describe ,to predict,to explain, to control

Number values assigned to a variable are within a justifiable range

When conducting research we

__________ is a quantitative method used to find an overall effect size from multiple studies.

A phenomena is a...

The reactivity Effect occurs in which descriptive research approach?

Descriptive approach can only be used to formulate hypotheses which are subject to experimental investigation

Case studies are a type of descriptive research approach.

Age” is an example of a ________ variable.

Subjective observations are observations, findings, etc. that are free from opinions, bias, and background knowledge.

In psychological studies , a continuous variable is often converted to a categorical variable

What is the independent variable in this question: “Will children who drink coffee demonstrate more aggression than...”

Descriptive research allows us to control for confounding variables.

______ is domain-general.

______ occurs when different subjects are tested under the same condition

Rationalism is acquiring knowledge through logical reasoning.

Technique is domain-specific.

Results from a lab experiment have low control but high ecological validity.

What is science?

If an experimental design has one dependent variable ,then the design is a ________ design

In most experimental studies dependent variables are quantitative and continuous variables

The two major variables in an experimental design is the independent variable and dependent variable

Intergroup observations involve attempting to duplicate the results on another group of participants

specifically communicates the details behind your experiment to eliminate interpretation and confusion.

Solving problems through superstition is associated with what non-scientific approach?

The cohort effect is a major issue in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.

Correlational studies only tell us the direction and strength of a relationship.

Naturalistic Observations have

A research hypothesis is tentative

___________ tells us the extent to which results found in a lab can be applied to the real world.

What are the two things a research question should be?