Unit Exam Prac. 1

Scientific Method is a step-by-step, standardized way of testing human behavior, thoughts, and psychological theories that prevents biases and other problematic factors from tainting experiments.

• True

• False

Naturalistic Observation is a

• An in-depth study of one person, group or event that analyzes causes for human behavior and psychological phenomena.

• Method that enables psychologists to examine cause and effect relationships by controlling variables and the environment in which an experiment is conducted in.

• A data collection method involving a questionnaire used to gather information about individuals' behaviors and thoughts.

• Psychological method that involves observing subjects in their natural environment to learn about behavior.

Experimental factors that are not properly controlled or overlooked that can make it difficult to determine if the results of a study or experiment are accurate.

• Independent Variable

• Confounding Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Case Study

Check all that apply. Which of the following are apart of the ethical guidelines for psychological experiments.

• Institutional Review Board

• Deception

• Survey Method

• Case Study

• Right to Withdraw

Ethical guideline that states when conducting studies on humans, participants should willingly agree to be part of it and know the basics of what is going on.

• Informed Consent

• Right to Withdraw

• Deception

• IRB

The ________________ ___________ is the group of subjects in an experiment who are exposed to the independent variable

True or False. Hypothesis is an educated guess or answer to your research question that you then test through study and experimentation.

• True

• False

Positive Correlation is when

• correlation equals causation

• a relationship between two variables in which both variables either increase or decrease together

• the relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other variable decreases

a basic but vague word in your research question that can be converted into a specific variable that a researcher can measure.

• Hypothesis

• Research Question

• Confounding Variable

• Operational Definition

True or False. Correlation=Causation

• True

• False