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Chapter 2 Regular Psychology

Chapter 2 Regular Psychology. Review for Test 9/6 35 MC. In an experiment, what helps show the effect of the treatment and no other factor?. Control Group. What is the name of the group that is given the treatment in a Controlled Experiment?. Experimental Group.

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Chapter 2 Regular Psychology

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  1. Chapter 2 Regular Psychology Review for Test 9/6 35 MC

  2. In an experiment, what helps show the effect of the treatment and no other factor? • Control Group

  3. What is the name of the group that is given the treatment in a Controlled Experiment? • Experimental Group

  4. The APA (American psychological Association) limits research by using (Ex. Informed Consent, necessary use of animals etc.) • Standards of Ethics

  5. (Skinner Box) • Is an example of which type of experiment? • Laboratory

  6. What is a Case Study? • An in-depth investigation of an individual or small group?

  7. What is a drawback to Laboratory Observation? • It cannot duplicate real life conditions

  8. What is “Informed Consent”? • Part of the Standard of Ethics in the APA that gives the participant a general overview of the research and a choice of whether or not to participate.

  9. What is the type of study that eliminates researcher “expectation” when they observe an experiment? • Double Blind Study

  10. Where is “Naturalistic Observation” performed? • A place where animals or people are in their “everyday setting”.

  11. Which study method is easy/quick way to collect data on different subjects (may collect different ages of similar people) for the same purpose and is cheaper than longer studies of a single participant.? • Cross Sectional Study

  12. The Target Population (in a survey) is considered • The “Whole Group” of a subject of study in a survey

  13. Personality Tests, Aptitude Tests, and Intelligence Tests are a method of observation that investigates • Human Behavior

  14. A definition of Placebo is • A substance or treatment that has no effect apart from a person's belief in it .

  15. Which method helps researchers gather information from many people? • Survey

  16. Why does a study need to be replicated? • To prove that the findings are confirmed (by producing the same results as they occurred the first time)

  17. How do scientists make correlations? • After they make their observations, they study their data. They make observations from this data.

  18. What is a longitudinal Study? • A research method in which participants are observed over a long period of time.

  19. Which famous psychologist is known for using Case Study Methods? • Sigmund Freud

  20. What is a Controlled Experiment? (what are the elements to a controlled Experiment) • Uses both a control group and an experimental group.

  21. What is a Single Blind Experiment? • When the participant (s) do not know if they are receive the treatment or not.

  22. In a survey, what does Stratified mean? • The sample of the population in which subgroups of the population are represented proportionally.

  23. When giving a survey, volunteers (Volunteer Bias) are sometimes avoided, why? • Volunteers can slant the results because their results may be different from people who do not volunteer

  24. In a survey, a sample is sometimes necessary, why? • Because it is usually impossible to interview every member of a population that is being studied.

  25. Watching buffalos wander the Great Plains is an example of what type of Observation? • Naturalistic Observation

  26. When you compare people of different age groups you are using which method ? • Cross Sectional

  27. Observing ways in which people change over time is called • Longitudinal

  28. What is the Independent Variable? • Factor in an experiment that researchers manipulate so that they can determine its effect.

  29. What is a way to measure how closely one thing is related to another? (with Data) • Correlational

  30. What is the portion of a experiment that does NOT receive treatment? • The Control Group

  31. An Educated Guess is also considered a ___________ in an experiment. • Hypothesis

  32. What happens in a double blind Experiment? • Neither the Researcher or the Participant know who received the treatment.

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