chapter two psychology

correlation

a string correlation would be the closest number positive or negative to 1

variable

a trait, characteristic, or value that changes between or within people

self report

interviews and questionnaires

negative correlation

just because it is negative doesn't not mean it is negative. time is going down

longitudinal designs

make observations about the same people over time

qualitative data

more likely to be gathered through descriptive statements about a behavior

astrology

considered as a pseudoscience

experimental group

consists of participants who recieve the treatment or whatever is thought to change behavior

independent variable

what the researcher manipulates

science

When we make assumptions about the causes of behavior, collect and analyze data, and support or refute our findings based on empirical evidence

hypothesis

a specific informed and testable prediction

confounding variable

an additional variable whose influence cannot be separated from the independent variable being examined

correlation studies

correlation does not indicate causation

double blind

neither the participant nor the researchers know which group is the control and experimental group

phillip zimbardo

researcher conducted known as the Standford prison experiment

robert rosenthal

researcher discovered experimenter expectancy effects while conducting the research for his own dissertation

social science

studies both humans as individuals and as groups

science

testing intuitive assumptions regarding how the world works, observing the world, and keeping an open mind when our observations surprise us.