Psychology Chapter 1 Exam Review

To not interfere with behavior of infants in a study a researcher observes through a window...

What is the purpose of an operational definition?

Used to gather information about individuals' attitudes and experiences...

Inactive substance or fake treatment that is used as a control in an experiment

Experiment in which neither experimenter or participants know who is in the experimental group

Comparison condition in which participants NOT exposed to same treatment as experimental cond.

A research study that looks for a consistent relationship between 2 variables...

Inferential statistics...

One would use a case study in all of the following EXCEPT...

Does a cup of hot milk at night help people relax and fall asleep quickly? In this study....

According to psychodynamic perspective, human behavior is understood by...

A Dr. that works with students and parents to improve students' performance is likely a...

A researcher wants to know about alcohol consumption among college juniors in the USA-Step 1 is-

The strongest relationship, as indicated by these correlation coefficients is...

A statement that attempts to predict or to account for a set of phenomena is called a(n)...

Participants in studies must do so voluntarily and be given enough info. to make a decision...

Perspective- studies the impact of societal norms and values on human decision making behavior.

Procedure for combining and analyzing data from many studies to determine variance

Which statement about the coefficient of correlation is true?

What is the best example of "argument by anecdote"?

Which best represents a negative correlation?

Established standards of performance on psychological tests are referred to as

Research methods that depict behavior but are not necessarily causal explanations...

According to the APA, researchers relying on human participants MUST DO ALL EXCEPT...

Procedure for assigning people to experimental and control groups, using probability...

Psychologists who conduct research to seek knowledge for its own sake...

When the experimenter inadvertently causes the participants to change their behavior

An organized system of assumptions and principles that explains a certain set of phenomena...

A psychological test is standardized if...

Researcher wants to see if people's need for personal space is different in Greece vs. the USA

Annual income and dental problems needing care...

How is pseudoscience different from psychology?

Allows the experimenter to draw conclusions about cause and effect...

Averaging the number of hours a child spends playing with peers on the playground during recess

The principle of falsifiability means that...

Critical thinking may be defined as...

Movement in psych. the emphasizes free will, personal growth, & achievement of human potential

Does feeling nervous make people eat chocolate? The amount of chocolate eaten is...

Which is an example of a positive correlation?

Study: If eating sweets before bedtime makes children active. Sweets before bedtime are the...

Perspective that emphasizes bodily events and changes associated with thoughts/feelings/actions

Perspective that emphasizes how the environment and experience affect a person's actions...

A psychological test is valid if it...