Psychology Research Methods

What is a case study in psychology?

• A survey of people's thoughts and feelings

• A study of one person or a small group with unusual behaviors

• A study of a large group of people

• An experiment to test a hypothesis

What did the case study of Phineas Gage help psychologists understand?

• The effects of group behavior

• The impact of environment on personality

• The importance of childhood experiences

• The role of the frontal lobe in controlling emotions and decisions

How do psychologists use observation to study the mind?

• By studying brain scans

• By using surveys and questionnaires

• By watching people in different situations and taking notes

• By conducting experiments

What is a potential problem with self-reports like surveys and questionnaires?

• People might not be honest or might answer in a way they think the psychologist wants them to

• They are difficult to administer

• They are too expensive

• They do not provide any useful information

In an experiment, what is the independent variable?

• The variable that remains constant

• The variable that is observed

• The variable that is changed

• The variable that is measured

This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

• Case Study
• Survey
• Observational
• Correlational
• Experiments

Which method is primarily used in cognitive psychology to study the mind?

• Observational studies

• Psychoanalysis

• Experimental methods

• Case studies

True or false: Observation helps psychologists understand how people behave and can even explain why they behave that way.

• True

• False

Which of the following are examples of self reporting methods?

• Surveys, questionnaires

• Observations
• Experiments
• Case studies

 In an experiment, they change one thing, called the​ ​ (a)   variable, and see how it affects something else, called the ​ (b)   _variable. This helps them understand the cause and effect of different behaviors.​

• independent
• dependent
• coeffiecient