PSYC 331 Exam #1 Questions With Complete Solutions

Goals of Research correct answer: 1) Describe 2) Predict 3) Understand 4) Change Nomothetic Understanding correct answer: is about attempting to establish general laws and generalisations Case Study Values correct answer: Values: new ideas, tentative support for theory, challenge a theories assumptions, inspire new therapeutic techniques, study unusual problems Case Study Cons correct answer: Cons: new ideas cannot necessarily make theories, not proving therapeutic techniques work, subjective/biased (poor internal validity), little basis for generalization (poor external validity), not enough empirical support Internal validity correct answer: refers both to how well the study was run (research design, operational definitions used, how variables were measured, what was/wasn't measured, etc.), and how confidently one can conclude that the change in the dependent variable was produced solely by the independent variable and not extraneous ones External validity correct answer: extent to which a study's results (regardless of whether the