Psyc 100 Exam 1 SVSU Questions and
Answers Graded A+
replication studies Correct Answ_research conducted for the purpose of verifying previous
findings
case study Correct Answ_Method of research that involves in-depth study of one or more
participants who are examined individually using direct observation, testifying, experimentation
and other methods
survey Correct Answ_Provides descriptive information in which a representative sample of
people is questioned about their behaviors or attitudes.
Sample Correct Answ_Selected segment of a larger population that is being studied in a
psychological research. Two kinds, representative and random
representative sample Correct Answ_Critical subgroups are represented according to their
incidence in the larger population that the researcher is studying
, random sample Correct Answ_Selected by using random procedures
Observational Method Correct Answ_Research providing descriptive information, in which
participants are observed as they go about their usual activities
naturalistic observation Correct Answ_Observation in a natural setting
observer bias Correct Answ_Tendency of an observer to look more into things that aren't
actually there to accompany their expectations
observer effect Correct Answ_Tendency of participants to modify behavior because they're
being observed
correlation method Correct Answ_Uses statistical techniques to determine the degree of
relationship between variables
coefficient of correlation Correct Answ_Size of correlation = how strong relationship is
Answers Graded A+
replication studies Correct Answ_research conducted for the purpose of verifying previous
findings
case study Correct Answ_Method of research that involves in-depth study of one or more
participants who are examined individually using direct observation, testifying, experimentation
and other methods
survey Correct Answ_Provides descriptive information in which a representative sample of
people is questioned about their behaviors or attitudes.
Sample Correct Answ_Selected segment of a larger population that is being studied in a
psychological research. Two kinds, representative and random
representative sample Correct Answ_Critical subgroups are represented according to their
incidence in the larger population that the researcher is studying
, random sample Correct Answ_Selected by using random procedures
Observational Method Correct Answ_Research providing descriptive information, in which
participants are observed as they go about their usual activities
naturalistic observation Correct Answ_Observation in a natural setting
observer bias Correct Answ_Tendency of an observer to look more into things that aren't
actually there to accompany their expectations
observer effect Correct Answ_Tendency of participants to modify behavior because they're
being observed
correlation method Correct Answ_Uses statistical techniques to determine the degree of
relationship between variables
coefficient of correlation Correct Answ_Size of correlation = how strong relationship is
