PSYC 2000 Lesson 1
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Thinking critically with Psychological Science
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 random sampling | in order to assess reactions to a proposed tuition hike at her college, Susan sent a questionnaire to every 15th person in the college registrar's alphabetical listing of all currently enrolled students. Susan employed the technique of |
| double-blind procedure | researchers and subjects in a drug-evaluation study are both ignorant about which subjects have actually received an experimental drug and which were given a placebo. This investigation involves the use of |
| placebo | in a study of the effects of alcohol consumption, some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tasted alcoholic. This nonalcoholic drink was a |
| statistically significant | saying that the different between two groups is ____ means the difference is probably not due to a chance variation |
| smaller | the standard deviation of intelligence scores at Harvard is likely _____ than the standard deviation of intelligence scores at a community college |
| behavioral | Mrs. Thompson believes that her son has learned to play the piano because she consistently rewards his efforts to learn with praise and affection. Her belief best illustrates a ____ perspective. |
| naturalistic observation | psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzees in the jungle are using a research method know as |
| correlation does not prove causation | if those who watch a lot of TV violence are also particularly likely to behave aggressively, this would not necessarily indicate that watching TV violence influences aggressive behavior because |
| illusory correlation | karen dreamed that a handsome young man she had met the previous day asked her for a date. When he actually did call for a date several days later, Karen concluded that most of her dreams accuratey predict future events. Her belief best illustrates |
| case study | in order ot understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the client's current life situation and his physical, social, and educational history. Which research method has the psychologist employed? |
| independent | in a psychological experiment, the factor that is manipulated by the investigator is called the ____ variable |
| hindsight bias | refers to people's tendency to exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events |
| +.50 | which correlation affords the greatest predictive value: .00 +.50 -.10 +.01 -.05 |
| experimental treatment | in the control condition of an experiement, what is absent? |
| correlation | a statistical measure that indicates the extent to which changes in one factor are accompanied by changes in another is called |
| replication | technique that involves repeating the essence of an earlier research study with different subjects and in different circumstances |
| evolutionary | Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference enhanced the reproductive success of our female ancestors. This viewpoint best illlustrates the ___ perspective |
| experiment | method that is most helpful for revealing cause-and-effect relationships |
| contemporary psychology | is best defined as the science of behavior and mental processes |
| vivid | people often fail to make accurate generalizations because they are unduly influenced by ____ cases |
| false consensus effect | the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our own attitudes |
| hypothesis | a testable prediction that gives direction to research |
| cognitive perspective | the ___ in psychology emphasizes how people process, store, and retrieve info |
| industrial/organizational | Dr. Lewis is involved in an applied research study of customer satisfaction with a newly developed line of facial cosmetics and other beauty aids. Dr. Lewis is most likely what kind of psychologist? |
| illusory correlation | the perception of a relationship where none exists |
| naturalistic observation | observing and recording behavior without trying to manipulate and control the situation |
| independent variable | the experimental factor that is being measured |
| operational definition | a statement of the procedures used to define research variables |
| replication | recreation of a study, usually with different subjects and situations, yet getting similar results |
| correlation | a statistical measure that indicates how two factors vary together and how one can be used to predict the other |
| hypothesis | a testable prediction |
| placebo | an inert substance or condition |
| random assignment | assigning subjects to experimental and control conditions by chance |
| hindsight bias | things that don't seem obvious beforehand, seem so after an experiment or historical episode |
| critical thinking | examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions |
| independent variable | the experimental factor that is manipulated |
| control condition | serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the experimental treatment |
| false consensus effect | tendency to overestimate the extent that others share our beliefs and behaviors |
| case study | an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth |
| population | all the members of a group from which samples are drawn for a study |
| survey | a research method involving participants answering a fixed set of questions |
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