Unit 2 - Key Research Terms Handout 1

What is the purpose of research in psychology? (tick which apply)

• To make psychologists famous

• To help people in the real word

• To show that psychology is common sense

• To answer questions about human behaviour

which research method would look for a relationship between co-variables?

• Pilot study

• Observation

• Experiment

• Correlation

Which research method would study a unique individual in-depth?

• Self-report

• Content Analysis

• Case Study

• Observation

Which key feature of science refers to testing variables to establish cause & effect?

• Control

• Replicability

• Falsifiability

• Replication

Which term would describe a variable which is MEASURED in an experiment?

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Extraneous Variable

Which term would best describe the PREDICTION made by a researcher for an investigation?

• Variable

• Aim

• Hypothesis

• Empirical

Which statement would best describe the concept of OBJECTIVITY in research?

• Not being affected by personal feelings and experiences

• Being affected by personal feelings and experiences

Which term would best describe creating a THEORY in research?

• Ensuring the research can be tested

• Manipulating a variable

• Providing a prediction for some aspect of behaviour

• Providing an explanation for some aspect of behaviour

Which statement best describes what an INDEPENDENT VARIABLE in research is?

• A variable which affects the results that has not been manipulated by the researcher

• A variable that is measured by the researcher to see what the results of an experiment are

• A variable that is manipulated by the researcher to see if there are differences in two conditions of an experiment

If a psychologist's THEORY comes first before an EXPERIMENT has been conducted, this would be an example of the...

• Inductive method

• Deductive method