PSSO unit 1 Flashcards
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Define social psychology
A scientific study of how people affect and are affected by others.
What does the A in the ABC triad of social psychology stand for?
Affect – how people feel inside.
What does the B in the ABC triad of social psychology stand for?
Behaviour – what people do, their action.
What does the C in the ABC triad of social psychology stand for?
Cognition – what people think about.
Name two fields of study that social psychology is related to.
- Anthropology - the study of human culture – the shared values, beliefs and practices of a group of people
- Economics - the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, and the study of money
- History: the study of past events
- political science: the study of political organisations and institutions, especially governments
- sociology: the study of human societies and the groups that form those societies
What is the first step in the scientific method?
State the problem for study.
What is a hypothesis?
A testable statement about a relationship between variables.
Define independent variable.
The variable manipulated by the researcher that is assumed to lead to changes in the dependent variable.
Define dependent variable.
The variable in a study that represents the result of the events and processes.
What is a confederate in research?
A research assistant pretending to be another participant in a study.
What is construct validity of the cause?
Extent to which the independent variable is a valid representation of the theoretical stimulus.
What is a quasi-experiment?
A type of study in which the researcher can manipulate an independent variable but cannot randomly assign participants to conditions.
What is internal validity?
The extent to which changes in the independent variable caused changes in the dependent variable.
Define random assignment.
Procedure whereby each study participant has an equal chance of being in each treatment group.
What are laboratory experiments characterized by?
High control level.
What is experimental realism?
Participants forget they are in an experiment.
Define external validity.
Findings that generalize to other people and other settings.
What does the correlational approach entail?
Researcher does not control variables or random assignment.
What is correlation?
The relationship between two variables.
What is a random sample?
Each person has an equal chance of being selected.
What represents the total number of people in a study?
Population.
What does reliability in research refer to?
Gives consistent results.
What is validity in research?
Measures what it purports to measure.
How do nature and culture affect choices and behavior?
They interact to influence us.
