PY101 Final Exam Chapter 2:
Psychological Research
The Scientific Method - correct answer ✔Approach through which
psychologists systematically acquire knowledge and understanding about
behavior and other phenomena of interest
Steps of the Scientific Method - correct answer ✔(1) Identifying questions of
interest
(2) Formulating an explanation
Specify a theory and develop a hypothesis
(3) Carrying out research designed to support or refute the explanation
Devise operational definition of hypothesis, select research method, collect
and analyze data
(4) Communicating the findings
Theories - correct answer ✔-Are broad explanations and predictions
concerning observations of interest
-Provide a framework for understanding relationships among a set of
unorganized facts/principles
Hypothesis - correct answer ✔A prediction stated in a way that allows it to be
tested
Operational Definition - correct answer ✔Is the translation of a hypothesis
into specific, testable procedures that can be measured and observed in an
experiment
Psychological Research
The Scientific Method - correct answer ✔Approach through which
psychologists systematically acquire knowledge and understanding about
behavior and other phenomena of interest
Steps of the Scientific Method - correct answer ✔(1) Identifying questions of
interest
(2) Formulating an explanation
Specify a theory and develop a hypothesis
(3) Carrying out research designed to support or refute the explanation
Devise operational definition of hypothesis, select research method, collect
and analyze data
(4) Communicating the findings
Theories - correct answer ✔-Are broad explanations and predictions
concerning observations of interest
-Provide a framework for understanding relationships among a set of
unorganized facts/principles
Hypothesis - correct answer ✔A prediction stated in a way that allows it to be
tested
Operational Definition - correct answer ✔Is the translation of a hypothesis
into specific, testable procedures that can be measured and observed in an
experiment
