7 Questions
Which of the following is NOT one of the four goals of psychological enquiry?
Which goal of psychological enquiry involves identifying the determinants or antecedent conditions of a behavior?
What is the purpose of conducting psychological research?
Which of the following is an example of an application of psychological research?
What does the goal of control in psychological enquiry involve?
Which goal of psychological enquiry requires observing more people for accurate prediction?
What is the final goal of psychological enquiry?
Study Notes
- Psychological enquiry has 4 goals: description, prediction, explanation, and control of behavior
- Description involves accurately describing a behavior or phenomenon
- Prediction involves forecasting a behavior under certain conditions
- Explanation involves identifying the determinants or antecedent conditions of a behavior
- Control involves making changes to antecedent conditions to control a behavior
- The final goal is to bring out positive changes in people's lives through the application of knowledge generated from psychological research
- Psychological research is conducted to solve problems and improve quality of life
- Yoga and meditation are examples of applications of psychological research
- Scientific enquiry is conducted to develop new theories or constructs
- Accurate prediction requires observing more people.
"Test Your Knowledge of Psychological Enquiry: Goals, Applications, and Research Methods" - Challenge yourself with this quiz and see how well you understand the four goals of psychological enquiry. Explore how research is conducted to solve real-world problems and improve people's lives, and learn about applications like yoga and meditation. Test your understanding of scientific enquiry and how accurate prediction requires observing more people. Put your psychology knowledge to the test with this informative quiz!
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