PSYCH 242 EXAM 1 (UIC) Questions with
Correct Answers
Inductive thinking
When you observe a special case and try to draw a general principle from it
deductive thinking
when you have a general hypothesis and predict what results would be if it was true
Falsifiability
the ability to prove something wrong
all scientific theories are f________.
falsifiable
validity
accuracy at predicting outcomes
parsimary
simple theories are always chosen over comlex ones
usefulness
ability to be utilized for practical problem solving
Phases of Research (6)
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
observing things in their natural environment
controlled observational study
present participants with a situation and allow them to react
case-study research
following one extreme case overtime or researching its history (eg. "wild child" genie wiley or
hitler)
correlational research
measuring the direction and strength of the relation between 2+ variables
True Experiment
When all research factors are controlled by experimentors and participants are assigned
randomly to the conditions
quasi-experiment
when naturally existing groups are compared (eg. genders or races)
extraneous variable
Correct Answers
Inductive thinking
When you observe a special case and try to draw a general principle from it
deductive thinking
when you have a general hypothesis and predict what results would be if it was true
Falsifiability
the ability to prove something wrong
all scientific theories are f________.
falsifiable
validity
accuracy at predicting outcomes
parsimary
simple theories are always chosen over comlex ones
usefulness
ability to be utilized for practical problem solving
Phases of Research (6)
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
observing things in their natural environment
controlled observational study
present participants with a situation and allow them to react
case-study research
following one extreme case overtime or researching its history (eg. "wild child" genie wiley or
hitler)
correlational research
measuring the direction and strength of the relation between 2+ variables
True Experiment
When all research factors are controlled by experimentors and participants are assigned
randomly to the conditions
quasi-experiment
when naturally existing groups are compared (eg. genders or races)
extraneous variable
