Principles of Psychological Research and Goals of Psychology

The following is not one of the four goals of psychology

• Explain

• Predict

• Change

• Define

Explaining behavior takes "norms" into consideration

• True

• False

Psychology is considered to be a science

• True

• False

If only one (or very few) people exhibit a behavior when compared to the norm it is considered:

• normal

• abnormal

Psychologists only use naturalistic observations to "describe" behavior:

• True

• False

The following goal deals with questions like: why do people do what they do?

• Describe

• Explain

• Predict

• Control/Change

If the majority of people exhibit a behavior, it is considered to be a:

• norm

• narm

• phenomena

• force

In accordance with our discussion: When psychologist use information to imply what a person may do in the future, they are making:

• an inference

• a decision

• a prediction

• a fortune telling

A psychologist is using this goal when they attempt to make lasting changes for a person

• describe

• explain

• predict

• control/change

In a psychological experiment, the control group is:

• The group that gets "messed with"

• The group that doesn't get "messed with"

• The group that is shut out from the world

• The group that pushes the buttons