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PSY Chapter 4

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relative poverty
the lack of resources of some people in relation to those who have more
Thomas Theorem
situations that are defined as real are real in their consequences
internal validity vs external validity
INTERNAL VALIDITY - The degree to which a researcher controls for and reduces the effects of extraneous variables than can affect study outcomes so that they represent true outcomes.

EXTERNAL VALIDITY - The degree to which results from an experiment can be generalized to other individuals beyond the study.
confounding variable
a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment
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demand characteristics
Skews in an experiment that tell the participant what behavior is expected
hidden curriculum
the informal and unofficial aspects of culture that children are taught in school
Anomie
lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group
Intersectionality
Social oppression is interconnected (feminist tbeory).
social epidemiology
the study of how accessibility of healthcare and disease are distributed throughout a society's population
Hawthorne effect
A change in a subject's behavior caused simply by the awareness of being studied
impression management
the attempt by people to get others to see them as they want to be seen
attrition effects
Participants fatigue
demand chracteristics
Participants interpret what thAt experiment is a about and subconsciously respond that way
operational definition
a definition that provides an objective description of how a variable is going to be measured and observed in a particular study
ethnographic method
a prolonged and intensive observation of and participation in the life of a community
Phenomenological vs observational method
Self observation of phenobmenon by researcher
Vs research not manupulate any situation (naturalistic observations)
Demographics
the characteristics of a population with respect to age, race, and gender.
mere exposure effect
the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them
halo effect
Tendency for positive impressions of a person and oroduct un one area to other area
For break-up to occur, there has to be an initial coupling. All of the following are factors in attraction another person EXCEPT:
A. the mere exposure effect. B. similarity. C. the halo effect. Correct Answer D. proximity. Your Answer
The findings of the study in the passage indicate that generally, break-ups are not catastrophes. However, in some cases, a person experiencing break-up experience severe levels of acute or even chronic stress. Which of the following are factors that may increase the stress response?
I. Moving to another location II. Losing a smartphone III. Local air pollution
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