Research, Statistics, & Ethics in Psychology

The study of human or animal subjects within their natural surroundings

• Laboratory Observation

• Naturalistic Observation

• Longitudinal

  Observation

• Case Study

When neither the researchers or the participants in the experiment know who the experimental group is

• Blind Study

• Single-Blind Study

• Double-Blind Study

• Cross-sectional Study

Selecting participants for a study with specific characteristics or experiences that are challenging to identify or access.

• Random Sampling

• Targeted Sampling

• Snowball Sampling

• Convenience Sampling

What is the median in this data set?

2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 8, 15, 17

• 3

• 4

• 6

• 5

What is the first step of the Scientific Method?

• Form a hypothesis

• Observe your subject

• Formulate a Question

• Test your hypothesis

Which of the following describes Ethics?

• A set of procedures to avoid bias and errors

• Moral principles that govern people's behavior and the conducting of an experiment

• Selecting individuals from a large population to participate in a study

• A description of something in terms of the operations by which it could be observed and measured

Identify the control group in the following scenario:

"Mr. Eichstaedt thinks that his World Studies students talk to much in class and aren’t performing well because they are distracted by their friends. In order to test this, Mr. Eichstaedt decides to implement a new seating chart in his 3rd hour World Studies class, but leaves his 4th hour the same. At the end of the unit, Mr. Eichstaedt will compare his 3rd hour World Studies class’s grades to his 4th hour World Studies class’s grades."

• The seating chart

• Students' Grades

• Mr. Eichstaedt's 3rd hour World Studies class

• Mr. Eichstaedt's 4th hour World Studies class

The tendency to search for evidence that fits one’s beliefs while ignoring any evidence to the contrary 

• Double-blind Bias

• Standard Bias

• Confirmation Bias

• Hindsight Bias

What is the fist ethical guideline that must be observed before experimenting on human participants?

• Fully Debrief the participants afterwards

• Participants must give informed consent

• Protect the participants from physical harm or discomfort

• Keep information about participants confidential

The behavior or effect that is being studied by researchers within an experiment is known as:

• The independent variable

• The dependent variable

• The control variable

• The placebo variable