Psychology: Vocabulary Quiz 2

Branch of psychology that studies physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the lifespan

• developmental psychology

• educational psychology

• personality psychology

• social psychology

Study of individuals' characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting

• developmental psychology

• educational psychology

• personality psychology

• social psychology

Scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another

• developmental psychology

• educational psychology

• personality psychology

• social psychology

Repeating the essence of a research study to see whether the basic finding can be reproduced

• theory

• hypothesis

• operational definition

• replication

One individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• survey

• experiment

Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate or control the situation

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• survey

• experiment

Technique for obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• survey

• experiment

Method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• survey

• experiment

Flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample

• sampling bias

• population

• random sample

• hindsight bias

All those in a group being studied

• sampling bias

• population

• random sample

• hindsight bias