03 Ch 1 Observations,Case Studies,Interviews,Surveys, Participants

A way to determine facts and control the possibilities of error and bias when observing behavior

• scientific method

• psychological method

• hypothesis formulation

• hypothesis questioning

This is the first step in the scientific method

• formulating the question

• forming a hypothesis

• testing the hypothesis

• drawing conclusions

This is the last step in the scientific method

• reporting results

• forming a hypothesis

• testing the hypothesis

• drawing conclusions

Involves watching animals or people in their natural environments

• naturalistic observations

• field experiments

• natural experiments

• interviews

A limitation to naturalistic observations is that the research has less control.

• True

• False

This refers to the fact that people may behave differently when they know they are being watched

• observer effect

• observer bias

• experimenter effect

• experimenter bias

This refers to the reality that observers often “see what they expect to see.”

• observer effect

• observer bias

• experimenter effect

• experimenter bias

Observations made in one setting can always be applied to another similar setting.

• True

• False

This involves watching animals or people in an artificial but controlled situation

• laboratory observations

• naturalistic observations

• experiment

• field experiment

These are detailed investigations of one subject.

• case studies

• experiments

• surveys

• interviews