Chapter 2 Psychology Terms
What methods give us a starting point for research?
Descriptive
THe numicical average
Mean
THe less excersise a person does, the more likely they are to
negative correlation
The number of bats
no correlation
which of the following allows the scientific mindset to be stable
the scientific method
Means the measure, measures what is it
validity
who researches the ethical reseach
ABA
Why do experimental methods allow us
All the above
critical thinking is thinking....
All the above
In an experiment, which group gets the independent variable?
Experimental
THe middle number
Median
What characyeristic does the scientific mindset not rely on?
Subjectivity
WHat question do we not ask ourselves to make sure we are using our critical thinking skills?
WHy does this person care
The correlation of ice cream sales increasing and polio cases
a positive correlation
WHich is not a type of reliability
all our methods
Wat is an in-depth
case study
WHich of the followubg is not
constructional
WHat methods allow us to relate to variable
correlational
The variable that is the effect (measure) is the...
dependent
What methods allow us to talk
experimental?
The variable you manipulate
independent
STatistics
inferential
The most number
mode
WHich of the following is a descriptive method
naturalistic study
MEans the measurement us consistent
reliability
A sample must be ____ and ____
representitive, random
WHat is the difference between subjectivity and objectivity
subjectivity is based on opinions and objectivity is based on facts