Vocabulary: Theory and Variables

Vocabulary: Theory and Variables

11th Grade

20 Qs

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Vocabulary: Theory and Variables

Vocabulary: Theory and Variables

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Social Studies

11th Grade

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Aiden Willis

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for research that is conducted for its own sake, that is, that has no immediate application?

basic research

applied research

field research

experimental research

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is any action that people can observe or measure called?

behavior

emotion

thought

memory

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the school of psychology, founded by John Watson, that defines psychology as the scientific study of observable behavior?

behaviorism

psychoanalysis

humanism

cognitivism

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a predisposition to a certain point of view called?

bias

fact

evidence

theory

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an in-depth study of a single person or group to reveal some universal principle called?

case study

survey

experiment

correlational study

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the relationship between two variables called?

correlation

equation

deviation

integration

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In an experiment, what is the factor that is being measured that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable?

dependent variable

control variable

extraneous variable

independent variable

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