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PSY3213 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
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Why do we learn research methods?
Ans: Because it is important for us to produce/consume research and
practice the idea of empiricism
Where can we produce research?
Ans: In research labs, graduate school, and post-bachelor researcher jobs
(UX researcher/designer, lead researcher, data analyst)
Why do we consume research?
Ans: Most jobs benefit from the ability to interpret data with a critical eye
and to differentiate valid from invalid information
the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science
should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
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Ans: Empiricism
cycle where scientists collect data to test, change, or update their
theories
Ans: Theory-Data Cycle
an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes
observations and predicts behaviors or events
Ans: Theory
A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Ans: Hypothesis
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
Ans: Data
What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
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Ans: A theory is always backed by evidence and a hypothesis is
testable/falsable
a study in which, before collecting any data, the researcher has
stated publicly what the study's outcome is expected to be
Ans: preregistration
What is the theory to hypothesis of the Bobo Doll Experiment?
Ans: Social Learning Theory -> Children would be more likely to act
aggressively if they witnessed adult aggressive behavior
What are the 3 characteristics of scientific theories?
Ans: The principle of falsifiability, the principle of parsimony, and the lack
of tautology
the idea that a scientific theory must be stated in such a way that it
is possible to refute or disconfirm it
PSY3213 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
Why do we learn research methods?
Ans: Because it is important for us to produce/consume research and
practice the idea of empiricism
Where can we produce research?
Ans: In research labs, graduate school, and post-bachelor researcher jobs
(UX researcher/designer, lead researcher, data analyst)
Why do we consume research?
Ans: Most jobs benefit from the ability to interpret data with a critical eye
and to differentiate valid from invalid information
the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science
should, therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
,2 | Page
Ans: Empiricism
cycle where scientists collect data to test, change, or update their
theories
Ans: Theory-Data Cycle
an explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes
observations and predicts behaviors or events
Ans: Theory
A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
Ans: Hypothesis
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
Ans: Data
What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?
, 3 | Page
Ans: A theory is always backed by evidence and a hypothesis is
testable/falsable
a study in which, before collecting any data, the researcher has
stated publicly what the study's outcome is expected to be
Ans: preregistration
What is the theory to hypothesis of the Bobo Doll Experiment?
Ans: Social Learning Theory -> Children would be more likely to act
aggressively if they witnessed adult aggressive behavior
What are the 3 characteristics of scientific theories?
Ans: The principle of falsifiability, the principle of parsimony, and the lack
of tautology
the idea that a scientific theory must be stated in such a way that it
is possible to refute or disconfirm it
