
Vocabulary: Theory and Variables

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Social Studies
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11th Grade
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Aiden Willis
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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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