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.