GF 1 and 2 Flashcards
(30 cards)
the process of forming questions and systematically attempting to answer them
the scientific method
What is the point of research?
Creating a body of knowledge
What does a hypothesis do?
Fills in gaps in knowledge
confounding variable of participant characteristics that might affect results
Subject variables
confounding variable of administrator characteristics that might affect results
Experimental variables
confounding variable of environmental factors that might affect results
Situational variables
research that concentrates on theories and academia
Basic research
research that focuses on real-world observation and practical problems at hand. Difficult to control variables.
Applied research
Using specific examples to draw general conclusions
Inductive reasoning
Using general conclusions to generate specific predictions
Deductive reasoning
humans in a research study
Participants
non humans in a research study
Subjects
What is a check against scientific error?
Replication
What makes something pseudo-science?
It does not have a testable or refutable hypothesis
What are the 4 requirements of a hypothesis?
Logical, testable, refutable, and positive
Material that is firsthand presented by the person who did the study
Primary source
Material that discusses someone else’s study
Secondary source
Section of the lit review that discusses previous research
Introduction
Section of the lit review that includes conclusions, applications, and ideas for future studies
Discussion
gives you current studies that cite a past study you have an interest in
Web of Science
What are the 3 modalities of measurement for a construct?
Self reports (SR), physiological measures (PM), and behavioral measures (BM)
Information that has always been believed because of habit or superstition.
Method of tenacity
Information is accepted because of a hunch or a feeling
Method of intuition
Information you get by relying on experts (library, TV, google, newspapers, doctors, lawyers)
Method of authority
