Research & Experiments in Psychology

Which of the following are the BEST explanation for the purpose of a THEORY?

• A theory is published as the results of a study.

• A theory cannot be tested through experiments.

• A theory explains observations and predicts outcomes.

• A theory is the connection between two variables.

TYPES OF RESEARCH: A ______ is an in-depth look at the experiences of ONE individual.

• survey

• case study

• laboratory experiment

• naturalistic observation

TYPES OF RESEARCH: When researchers observe behavior in a person's natural environment, this is called _______.

• survey

• case study

• laboratory experiment

• naturalistic observation

TYPES OF RESEARCH: When researchers conduct a study in a controlled setting to try to account for other variables, this is called a _______.

• survey

• case study

• laboratory experiment

• naturalistic observation

TYPES OF RESEARCH: When researchers gather large amounts of information by asking questions through interviews or questionnaires, this is called a _______.

• survey

• case study

• laboratory experiment

• naturalistic observation

The case of Phineas Gage and the traumatic brain injury he received is considered a ______ because it cannot be replicated, so researchers could only study his specific experience.

• case study

• behavioral study

• single experiment

• observed accident

What are TWO important things to keep in mind when conducting a survey or questionnaire? 

• whether or not you can predict the outcome, and why participants might get questions wrong

• how to get rid of results that don't support your hypothesis and how to start a new survey

• how much you will pay participants to take the survey and how you will analyze the results

• how you phrase the questions and who you select to answer the questions

When traits or behaviors are RELATED to one another, this refers to _______.

• a contradiction

• a correlation

• an opposition

• a coincidence

In a laboratory experiment, the CONTROL GROUP is...

• the group that has variables changed

• the group that researchers select

• the group that does not have changing variables

• the group that has biased results

In the STROOP EFFECT experiment, the control group consisted of which condition?

• Trial #1: black and white letters

• Trial #2: the color of the letters matched the words (i.e. the word "red" was the color red)

• Trial #3: the color of the letters was different from the words (i.e. the word "red" was the color yellow)

• The participants who were debriefed after the study