Unit 1: psychology-double blind procedure
Operational Definition
a definition that describes how the terms are measured in your experiment and exactly what they are
Experimental Method
a method used to determine if one test subject causes another test subject to change by manipulating it
Correlational Method
a method used to determine if there is any kind of relationship between two variables
Negative Correlation
a negative relationship between two or more certain objects
Illusory Correlation
a phenomenon in which a person sees the results one expected when no result of that exsists
Sample
a portion taken from the population to figure what what will most likely happen to the poulation
Positive Correlation
a positive relationship between two or more certain objects
Hypothesis
a prediction a person gives based on a theory
Random Assignment/Sampling
a procedure used to make sure that each person has the same oppurtunity to be assigned to a group
Theory
a reason or explanation for a set of things occuring from observations and research
Population
a specific group that your research is aiming to generalize
Clinical Psychology
a type of psychology that specializes in the assessment and treatment of a mental illness and disabillity
Stratified Sampling
a type of sampling used when there are different subgroups in the population
Case Study
an experiment based on observing a unique individual to discover new findings
Survey
an experiment done by asking random people questions to learn about their attitude or behavior
Double-Blind Procedure
an experiment where the test subjects and the staff dont know (blind) if they got the medication or a placebo.
Naturalistic Observation
an observation done on subjects in their natural habitats
Placebo
any substance that produces no change in an organism that is used to test in experiments the effectiveness of a medical drug
Causation
how one variable effects or influences another variable
Replication
repeating the same experiment but with different test subjects and also in a different situation to find out if the same results occur
Correlation Coefficient
the actual measurement of the relationship between two variables
Hindsight bias
the phenomenon that people tend to view events as more predictable than they really are " Oh I knew that "
Natural Selection
the process in which organisms adapt to the environment in order to survive and reproduce
Basic Research
the research and study of science that is meant to increase our knowledge
Psychology
the scientific study of the human mind and behavior
Psychiatry
the study of a mental illness that serves to prevent, diagnose and treat it
False Consensus Effect
the tendency to exagerate what an individual shares with us to others
Critical Thinking
thinking that requires the person to think and search into things deeper rather than accepting it quickly
