Psychology 1010 Exam 1: Weber state
University-Graded A
Curiosity - ANS-Always asking new questions
Humility - ANS-Seeking the truth rather than trying to be right
Skepticism - ANS-Not accepting a "Fact" as true without challenging it; Seeing if "Fact's"
can withstand attempts to disprove them
Critical thinking - ANS-Analyzing information, arguments, and conclusions to decide if
they make sense, rather than simply accepting it.
Theory - ANS-A set of principles, built on observations and other verifiable facts, that
explain some phenomenon and predicts it's future behavior
Control Group - ANS-In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment;
contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the
effect of the treatment.
random assignment - ANS-placing research participants into the conditions of an
experiment in such a way that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned
to any level of the independent variable
Placebo effect - ANS-experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on
behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which the
recipient assumes is an active agent.
double-blind - ANS-an observation whose true purpose is hidden from both the observer
and the person being observed
independent variable - ANS-variable that is manipulated
dependent variable - ANS-The outcome factor; the variable that may change in
response to manipulations of the independent variable.
cofounding variable - ANS-a factor other than the independent variable that might
produce an effect in an experiment
desriptive - ANS-to observe and record behavior
University-Graded A
Curiosity - ANS-Always asking new questions
Humility - ANS-Seeking the truth rather than trying to be right
Skepticism - ANS-Not accepting a "Fact" as true without challenging it; Seeing if "Fact's"
can withstand attempts to disprove them
Critical thinking - ANS-Analyzing information, arguments, and conclusions to decide if
they make sense, rather than simply accepting it.
Theory - ANS-A set of principles, built on observations and other verifiable facts, that
explain some phenomenon and predicts it's future behavior
Control Group - ANS-In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment;
contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the
effect of the treatment.
random assignment - ANS-placing research participants into the conditions of an
experiment in such a way that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned
to any level of the independent variable
Placebo effect - ANS-experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on
behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which the
recipient assumes is an active agent.
double-blind - ANS-an observation whose true purpose is hidden from both the observer
and the person being observed
independent variable - ANS-variable that is manipulated
dependent variable - ANS-The outcome factor; the variable that may change in
response to manipulations of the independent variable.
cofounding variable - ANS-a factor other than the independent variable that might
produce an effect in an experiment
desriptive - ANS-to observe and record behavior
