Chapter 2: The Research Enterprise in Psychology Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following is NOT a descriptive/correlational research method?

Survey

Experiment

Case study

Naturalistic observation
A

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2
Q

The scientific approach assumes that events are governed by some ________.

A

lawful order

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3
Q

Psychologists and other scientists share three sets of interrelated goals: _______, ________, ________.

A

measurement and description
understanding and prediction
application and control

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