Psychology Chapter 1 Scientific Method

A study method incorporating five steps...survey, question, read, retrieve, and review.

In an experiment, a procedure in which both the participants and the research staff are blind.

Which research method runs the risk of collecting evidence that may not be representative?

Professor Carter observes & records the behavior of grocery shoppers as they select item to buy

Testing your ability to recall information you have studied improves your long term retention..

Hunger & taste sensitivity, people are deprived of food for different times b/f taste test.

Every 25th person who subscribed to a weekly magazine was contacted by researchers. This is...

A carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research study.

Ethical principles developed by psychologists urge investigators to

Experimental study of the extent to which mental alertness is inhibited by sleep deprivation,

A factor other than the factor being studied that might influence a study's results.

A correlation of +0.70 between children's physical height and their popularity among peers is

A method in which researchers vary one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior.

The tendency to perceive meaningful patterns in random sequences of outcomes can by by...

In an experiment, the factor that is manipulated.

Giving people enough about a study to enable them to decide whether they want to participate.

DBL blind procedures minimize outcome differences b/t experimental & control conditions

In an experiment, the group NOT exposed to the treatment.

A descriptive technique for obtaining self reported attitudes or behaviors by a random sample.

Enhanced memory after retrieving, rather than simply rereading, information.

The most reliable way of assessing athletic performance is boosted by drinking soda w/ caffeine

A negative correlation b/t people's work related stress & their marital happiness indicates...

A descriptive technique for obtaining the self reported attitudes or behaviors of a group.

Researchers control factors that might influence a dependent variable by means of...

Bobby was sure they answered most of the mc questions correctly because it was common sense.

A sample that fairly represents a population because each member can be included.

Which of the following in an effective remedy for mild to moderate depression and anxiety?

Repeating the essence of a research study, to see whether the basic finding can be reproduced.

In an experimental study of the effects of dieting on weight loss, dieting would be the...

A testable prediction, often implied by a theory.

SQ3R is an acronym for an effective?

The factor that is measured in an experiment.

All the groups being studied, from which samples may be drawn.

Explaining to participants the study's purpose and any deceptions researchers used.

Someone flips a coin six times, which of the following sequences of heads and tails is likely?

An explanation using principles that organize observations and predict behaviors or events.

A measure of the extent to which two events vary together, and how they predict each other.

Stacey says children are more impulsive than adults and it will be hard to control anger.

In a well controlled experiment, researchers seek to minimize...

Results caused by expectations alone

In an experiment, the group exposed to treatment.

Assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance.

An inactive substance or condition that is sometimes given to those in a control group.

Psychological theories help to

A descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth.