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Psych 111- Exam #1- Ch.2 questions
with complete solutions
Hypothesis
Tentative explanation predicting a phenomenon's outcome.
Kitty Genovese Incident
1964 case highlighting bystander apathy in emergencies.
Steps in a Scientific Investigation
1) formulate a hypothesis
2) design the study
3) collect the data
4) analyze the data
5) report the findings
Operational Definition
Specifies procedures for measuring variables.
Emergency Simulation
Controlled setting to study helping behavior.
Theory
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Psych 111- Exam #1- Ch.2 questions

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Hypothesis Tentative explanation predicting a phenomenon's outcome. Kitty Genovese Incident 1964 case highlighting bystander apathy in emergencies. Steps in a Scientific Investigation

  1. formulate a hypothesis
  2. design the study
  3. collect the data
  4. analyze the data
  5. report the findings Operational Definition Specifies procedures for measuring variables. Emergency Simulation Controlled setting to study helping behavior. Theory

Formal statements explaining relationships among events. Wallace's Wheel of Science Illustrates multiple starting points in research. Descriptive Research: Naturalistic Observation

  • observing behaviour of people in a natural environment
  • Advantage: provides a rich description of behaviour.
  • Disadvantage: does not permit clear casual conclusions. Descriptive Research: Case Study In-depth analysis of an individual or event.
  • advantages= intensive study or rare phenomenon, source of new ideas. - Disadvantages: cannot determine cause and effect of relations, generalizability questionable researcher bias. Descriptive Research: Survey Method Collects data via questionnaires or interviews. Experimental Research Manipulates variables to determine cause-effect relationships. Control Group Group not exposed to experimental treatment.

Self Report

  • Individual's own account of feelings or experiences. Physiological Measures Uses technology to assess biological responses. Behavioral Observation Directly observes visible behaviors in various settings. Random Assignment Randomly allocating participants to different groups. Independent Variable Manipulated variable in an experiment. Dependent Variable Measured variable affected by the independent variable. Essential Characteristics of an Experiment
  • researches manipulates one variable and measures whether it produces change in the other
  • attempt to control other factors
  • random assignment
  • control group