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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In psychology, what does 'control' refer to?

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

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

<p>Explanation (A)</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 (D)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are treatment conditions defined in a psychology experiment?

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

What does a psychology experiment aim to establish?

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

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