Psychological Science Objectives Quiz
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What is the initial step toward understanding any phenomenon in psychology?

  • Description (correct)
  • Observation
  • Explanation
  • Prediction

    • Which objective of psychological research refers to knowing in advance when certain behaviors would be expected to occur?

  • Prediction (correct)
  • Control
  • Explanation
  • Description

    • What is the process undertaken to test a hypothesis about behavioral events occurring reliably in specific situations?

  • Observation
  • Control
  • Experimentation (correct)
  • Measurement

    • Which tool of the scientific method involves assigning numerical values to objects or events according to rules?

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

    In psychology, what does 'control' refer to?

    <p>Applying learned knowledge to effect change in behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which objective of psychological research includes knowledge of the conditions that reliably reproduce behaviors?

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

    What are the three minimum requirements that must be met in a scientific explanation according to the text?

    <p>Procedures for manipulating the setting, observable outcome, and measurable outcome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does 'identifying antecedent conditions' mean in a scientific context?

    <p>Specifying the circumstances that come before an event</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are treatment conditions defined in a psychology experiment?

    <p>As specific sets of antecedent conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a psychology experiment aim to establish?

    <p>The effects of different treatment conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do we infer a cause-and-effect relationship in a psychology experiment?

    <p>By comparing different antecedent conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Necessary conditions are needed alone, sufficient conditions guarantee outcomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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