Psychological Science Objectives Quiz
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Which objective of research in psychology involves identifying other conditions with which behaviors are linked or associated?

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  • Control
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  • What is the main purpose of the scientific method tool 'Measurement' in psychology?

  • To assign numerical values to objects or events according to conventional rules (correct)
  • To record events systematically
  • To explain the occurrence of behaviors
  • To test hypotheses in certain situations
  • Which step in psychological research involves the systematic and unbiased account of observed characteristics of behaviors?

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  • Control
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  • What is the primary purpose of 'Control' in psychological research?

    <p>To apply what has been learned about behavior to effect change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tool of the scientific method involves the systematic noting and recording of events?

    <p>Observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In psychological research, what is the process undertaken to test a hypothesis that certain behavioral events will occur reliably in specific situations?

    <p>Experimentation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three minimum requirements that must be met in a scientific context?

    <p>Procedures for manipulating the setting, observable predicted outcome, ability to measure the outcome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by 'antecedent conditions' in a scientific explanation?

    <p>Circumstances that precede the event or behavior to be explained</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do we call the specific sets of antecedent conditions created in a psychology experiment?

    <p>Treatments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do we establish cause-and-effect relationships in a psychology experiment?

    <p>By comparing different treatment conditions and measuring subjects' behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions in scientific research?

    <p>Necessary conditions always lead to outcomes, while sufficient conditions guarantee outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is it important to have at least two different treatment conditions in a psychology experiment?

    <p>To test hypotheses systematically and scientifically</p> Signup and view all the answers

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