Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is the initial step toward understanding any phenomenon in psychology?
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?
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?
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?
Which tool of the scientific method involves assigning numerical values to objects or events according to rules?
In psychology, what does 'control' refer to?
In psychology, what does 'control' refer to?
Which objective of psychological research includes knowledge of the conditions that reliably reproduce behaviors?
Which objective of psychological research includes knowledge of the conditions that reliably reproduce behaviors?
What are the three minimum requirements that must be met in a scientific explanation according to the text?
What are the three minimum requirements that must be met in a scientific explanation according to the text?
What does 'identifying antecedent conditions' mean in a scientific context?
What does 'identifying antecedent conditions' mean in a scientific context?
How are treatment conditions defined in a psychology experiment?
How are treatment conditions defined in a psychology experiment?
What does a psychology experiment aim to establish?
What does a psychology experiment aim to establish?
How do we infer a cause-and-effect relationship in a psychology experiment?
How do we infer a cause-and-effect relationship in a psychology experiment?
What is the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions in scientific research?
What is the difference between necessary and sufficient conditions in scientific research?
