ACW Psychology Lesson 1 semester 1

What is a psychological experiment?

• An scientific experiment where people are tested on their level of intelligence.

• An scientific experiment where people are exposed to different things to see what they think.

• A scientific test in which people's behaviours are compared.

• A scientific test about psychology which is done in order to discover what happens to something in specific conditions.

What does the word "reproducible" mean?

• Something that is done over and over again.

• Something that can be shown, done or made again.

• Something that keeps repeating itself.

• Something that people do when they copy other people's work.

What does "finding" mean in research?

• It means to discover new information especially by a detailed scientific study.

• It is the final part of a research project.

• Information that has been discovered especially by a detailed scientific study.

• In research findings means that when researchers are looking for an answer and they find an unexpected result.

What does the word "significance" mean in a scientific study?

• Significance of the study in research refers to the potential importance, relevance or impact of the findings.

• Significance means that the scientific study subject is very important in psychology.

• It means that in research the findings are to be discussed by higher authorities.

• It means simply that the study itself is very relevant to everyday life.

What is meant by study population?

• It refers to people who are involved in a scientific study, but not fully part of it.

• It refers to groups of individuals (participants) that take part in a scientific study.

• It refers to some individuals who are conducting a scientific research.

• It is the researchers and the participants together who conduct and take part in a scientific study.

What is the statistical threshold?

• It is a threshold beyond which the results are not usable or in other words they are insignificant.

• It is a point in statistics that shows the results in numbers and tells the researchers if their results can be published.

• The statistical threshold is a point in a graph that shows either positive or negative results.

• The statistical threshold is the point which divides statistics in different groups (usually statistically significant and insignificant)

What does the word "stringent" mean?

• Stringent is when scientific researchers come up with an idea or hypothesis and they test it.

• Stringent means that the regulations, conditions or requirements are strict, exact and precise.

• Stringent means that the conditions in the scientific research are variable to a degree.

• Stringent is a word that is often used in psychological researches and it means to use the same research methods.

What is a manuscript?

• It is the transcription of a video that is presenting a scientific research.

• It is a written document given to all participants during a scientific research.

• Manuscript is the official name for all research articles.

• A written document submitted to a publisher by a scientific researcher.

What is a framing effect?

• Framing effect occurs when people are presented with the same thing but in a different way (either positive or negative way).

• Framing effect occurs when people are restricted to do only part of a research project.

• Framing effect occurs when people find themselves in a study that they cannot stop or cannot leave from.

• Framing effect occurs when a psychology study is presented in a particular statistical way.

What is a p-value?

• P-value is a way to measure how important a scientific study is, the higher the p-value is the better.

• P-value is a way researchers calculate the findings of their studies and is expressed in a statistical number.

• P-value is a value that is important in research, because one can measure how important one's research is.

• P-value measures the probability of the observed results, the lower the p-value is the better.