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Goals of a Psychologist are...
Describe, Explain, Predict, and Manage behavior
Whats a theory
a supported hypothesis that is more broad
Independent variable and give an example
something in an experiment thats controlled, study 5 hours
Dependent variable, and give an example
the variable that is expected to change, getting all A's
Internal Validity
the results of an experiment pertaining to those tested
External Validity
taking an internal validity and generalizing it to a larger group of people
What are the 5 different types of scientific methods psych uses
experiments, questionnaire/survey, interviews, naturalistic observation, and case studies
What are the different types of study?
cohort and case-control
Cohort is cause to effect or effect to cause?
cause to effect
case control is cause to effect or effect to cause
effect to cause
whats another term for case-control study?
retrospective
What are the different research approaches?
qualitative and quantitative approaches
difference between qualitative and quantitative approaches
qualitative is looking for quality and has more interviews and intimate experiments. Quantitative is more surveys and just wants numbers
What is the experimental research design?
you take one group of the same people and give half the group one thing and the other a different
Whats the hawthorne effect
people that are being watched act differently than they usually would.
What are the different types of people being questioned?
good (support your claim) bad (disproves your claim faithful (does whatever you say) apprehensive (nervous)
What did Robert Merton do?
made the bank and watched people and when half the people left the rest also left
What are ethical guidelines
define what your going to do, create rules and guidelines that everyone will follow, promote truth in what your doing, encourage values, and work together.
Nuremberg Code
1948 and made sure that everyone had voluntary consent
What did the Tuskegee Syphilis Study do?
Created the National Research Act 1974 which makes sure that the subjects know what they are being tested for.
What did the Declaration of Helsinki do?
1964, you have to be qualified to do experiments
What was the Stanley Milgram Experiment?
the shock thing. People didn't even question stopping until it became very painful which pointed out that people obey an authority figure farther than expected.
What does informed consent entail?
points out the benefit of the experiment, the risk, makes sure they're volunteering, you have the credentials, after care, and confidentiality
Whats a confounding/lurking variable?
an unforeseen and unaccounted for variable that jeopardizes the experiments outcome.`
Who was Clever Hans
The horse, owned by Mr. Osten