What is a significant limitation of case studies in psychological research?

They cannot be easily replicated, leading to a risk of overgeneralization.

They are too expensive to conduct.

They only focus on group behavior, not individuals.

They require extensive statistical analysis that is often too complex.

What is the relationship between correlation and causation?

Correlation predicts the possibility of cause-and-effect relationships but cannot prove them.

Causation always leads to correlation.

Correlation and causation are interchangeable terms.

In an experiment designed to test if caffeine affects the speed at which adult humans navigate a maze, what is the independent variable?

The dosage of caffeine given to participants.

The speed at which the maze is navigated.

What is a major disadvantage of a case study?

It collects information from many people.

Which of the following is NOT a goal of psychological research as described in the slide?

Establish a relationship between cause and effect

Develop theories about why people behave the way they do

What was Stanley Milgram particularly fascinated with?

The dangers of group behavior and blind obedience to authority.

The nature of human behavior and its relationship to social conventions.

How people learn through punishment.

What was Milgram's original motive for conducting his obedience experiment?

To understand how ordinary people could permit the extermination of the Jews.

To understand how people learn.

To study the nature of human behavior.

To make a mark in social psychology.

What was the role of the "victim" in Milgram's obedience experiment?

The victim was an accomplice who provided wrong answers and simulated protests.

The victim was an actual participant who received real shocks.

The victim was a psychologist observing the experiment.

The victim was a random person selected from the street.

What was the initial voltage of the electric shock given to the learner, and how did it change?

15 volts, increasing by one step on each error.

10 volts, increasing by 5 volts on each error.

25 volts, increasing by one step on each correct answer.

50 volts, increasing by 10 volts on each error.

Which of the following best describes a dependent variable in an experiment?

A factor that is dependent on the influence of other factors

A factor that is manipulated to observe its effect

A group that receives no treatment

A factor that remains constant throughout the experiment

Based on the information about placebos, which of the following statements are correct?

A placebo is an intervention with no medical effects.

The placebo effect is a change in illness due to an imagined treatment.

A placebo always contains active medical ingredients.

The placebo effect only occurs with real medication.

What is the main way researchers believe placebos work, according to the slides?

By reducing tension and distress and creating self-fulfilling prophecies

By increasing the dosage of real drugs

Which of the following best describes a negative correlation coefficient?

As one event increases, the other tends to decrease.

As one event increases, the other also increases.

There is no relationship between two events.

What does a perfect negative correlation coefficient of -1.00 indicate in psychological research?

An increase in one event is always matched by an equal decrease in a second event.

An increase in one event is always matched by an equal increase in a second event.

There is no relationship between the two events.

Such correlations are common in applied psychological research.

Why is psychology considered a science?

Because it does not require evidence.

Because it is based on opinions.

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Why is it important to understand that psychology is considered a science?

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Because it is based in research and uses scientific methods

Because it is only about mental health

Because it does not require critical thinking

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Which of the following best describes applied research?

It has clear, practical applications.

It explores questions for curiosity's sake.

It is not intended to be immediately used.

It focuses on theoretical knowledge only.

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Research In Psychology

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In what ways do you think research methods in psychology can help us better understand human behavior?

Why is it important to understand that psychology is considered a science?

Which of the following best describes applied research?

Which of the following are methods researchers use to answer questions?

A survey is a way to obtain information by asking many ___

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