Psychology as a Science (Unit 1)

In a medical study, control group may receive a saline solution injection. Yet, some individuals report feeling better.

Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate

A student's SAT score can be used to predict their success in their 1st yr. of college. (NOT causation)

An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts observations

I'm studying how estrogen affects bone density. Independent variable is...

The tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs and behaviors.

An technique in which one person is studied in depth in hope of revealing info that is non-replicable

Involves repeating a study using the same methods but with different subjects and experimenters

A psychologist is studying how individuals' memories are biased/false. Most relevant perspective:

I'm studying how estrogen affects bone density. Confounding variable could be...

A psychologist is studying students' academic performance (DV). What could be an operational definition?

This is used to explain a variable in detail and how it will be measured (quantified)

A testable prediction, often can lead to development of a theory

When both the research participants and the research staff do not know who receives the treatment or placebo.

The tendency to believe after learning an outcome that one would have foreseen it.