Psych

What does empiricism involve according to the learning material?

• Making assumptions without evidence

• Using evidence from the senses as the basis for conclusions

• Relying solely on theoretical knowledge

• Ignoring sensory evidence in favor of intuition

What is the goal of the systematic procedure known as the Scientific Method?

• Description, prediction, explanation

• Hypothesis, observation, conclusion

• Experimentation, analysis, verification

• Questioning, researching, reporting

What is a theory?

• A prediction about the outcomes of your research based on data

• The organisms whose behaviour is systematically observed in a study

• A set of statements that describes general principles about how variables relate to one another

• A specific instance that is used to illustrate a principle

What is a hypothesis?

• A set of statements that describes general principles about how variables relate to one another

• A prediction about the outcomes of your research based on theory

• The organisms whose behaviour is systematically observed in a study

• A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated

Who are participants/subjects in a study?

• The researchers conducting the study

• The set of statements that describes general principles

• The organisms whose behaviour is systematically observed in a study

• The predictions made about the outcomes of a study

What is an essential characteristic of a good theory that makes it testable?

• It is complex

• It is falsifiable

• It is based on assumptions

• It is unmeasurable

Which principle states that a good theory should be as simple as possible?

• Principle of complexity

• Principle of specificity

• Law of parsimony, aka Occam's Razor

• Law of generality

What does it mean for a theory to be consistent with prior observation?

• The theory contradicts previous research

• The theory is based on hypothetical scenarios

• The theory's predictions are supported by research

• The theory is based on untestable predictions

Why is it important for a theory to be specific?

• To ensure it can explain any phenomenon

• To make it difficult to understand

• To allow for precise testing and measurement

• To make it universally applicable

What does it mean for a theory to establish causality?

• To prove that it is universally true

• To show a correlation between variables

• To demonstrate a cause-and-effect relationship

• To suggest possible outcomes