PSYCH 242 EXAM 1 (UIC) 60 DETAILED
Solutions.
PSYCH 242 EXAM 1 (UIC) 60 DETAILED
Solutions.
Inductive thinking - ANSWER When you observe a special case and try to draw a general principle from it
deductive thinking - ANSWER when you have a general hypothesis and predict what results would be if it
was true
Falsifiability - ANSWER the ability to prove something wrong
all scientific theories are f________. - ANSWER falsifiable
validity - ANSWER accuracy at predicting outcomes
parsimary - ANSWER simple theories are always chosen over comlex ones
usefulness - ANSWER ability to be utilized for practical problem solving
Phases of Research (6) - ANSWER 1. Idea- Generating
2. Problem Defninition (define variables)
3. Procedures Design Phase
4. Observation Phase (data collection)
5. Data Analysis
6. Interpretation & Communication (evaluate + publish)
Naturalistic Observational study - ANSWER observing things in their natural environment
, PSYCH 242 EXAM 1 (UIC) 60 DETAILED
Solutions.
controlled observational study - ANSWER present participants with a situation and allow them to react
case-study research - ANSWER following one extreme case overtime or researching its history (eg. "wild
child" genie wiley or hitler)
correlational research - ANSWER measuring the direction and strength of the relation between 2+
variables
True Experiment - ANSWER When all research factors are controlled by experimentors and participants
are assigned randomly to the conditions
quasi-experiment - ANSWER when naturally existing groups are compared (eg. genders or races)
extraneous variable - ANSWER unplanned or uncontrolled factors (aka confounding variables)
Variables Defined by their Nature - ANSWER -variables defined by what they naturally are (ie. any
behaviral response is a behavioral variable)
- a different way to classify variables outside of indep, dep, etc.
- a "behavioral" variable can also be the dependent variable
behvioral variable - ANSWER any behavioral response of an organism
stimulus variable - ANSWER any factor that affects or could affect behavior
organismic variables - ANSWER any characterist of a participant (eg. race, sex, gender, alla that)
Tuskegee Syphilis Study - ANSWER When afircan american men were decived to participate in a research
study under the guise of being given treatment. Problems with the study included:
- no informed consent
Solutions.
PSYCH 242 EXAM 1 (UIC) 60 DETAILED
Solutions.
Inductive thinking - ANSWER When you observe a special case and try to draw a general principle from it
deductive thinking - ANSWER when you have a general hypothesis and predict what results would be if it
was true
Falsifiability - ANSWER the ability to prove something wrong
all scientific theories are f________. - ANSWER falsifiable
validity - ANSWER accuracy at predicting outcomes
parsimary - ANSWER simple theories are always chosen over comlex ones
usefulness - ANSWER ability to be utilized for practical problem solving
Phases of Research (6) - ANSWER 1. Idea- Generating
2. Problem Defninition (define variables)
3. Procedures Design Phase
4. Observation Phase (data collection)
5. Data Analysis
6. Interpretation & Communication (evaluate + publish)
Naturalistic Observational study - ANSWER observing things in their natural environment
, PSYCH 242 EXAM 1 (UIC) 60 DETAILED
Solutions.
controlled observational study - ANSWER present participants with a situation and allow them to react
case-study research - ANSWER following one extreme case overtime or researching its history (eg. "wild
child" genie wiley or hitler)
correlational research - ANSWER measuring the direction and strength of the relation between 2+
variables
True Experiment - ANSWER When all research factors are controlled by experimentors and participants
are assigned randomly to the conditions
quasi-experiment - ANSWER when naturally existing groups are compared (eg. genders or races)
extraneous variable - ANSWER unplanned or uncontrolled factors (aka confounding variables)
Variables Defined by their Nature - ANSWER -variables defined by what they naturally are (ie. any
behaviral response is a behavioral variable)
- a different way to classify variables outside of indep, dep, etc.
- a "behavioral" variable can also be the dependent variable
behvioral variable - ANSWER any behavioral response of an organism
stimulus variable - ANSWER any factor that affects or could affect behavior
organismic variables - ANSWER any characterist of a participant (eg. race, sex, gender, alla that)
Tuskegee Syphilis Study - ANSWER When afircan american men were decived to participate in a research
study under the guise of being given treatment. Problems with the study included:
- no informed consent
