Study Guide for Experimental Psychology Exam 2 PDF

Study Guide for Experimental Psychology. Exam 2 I. Observation A. Define: 1. observation 2. bias 3. reactivity 4. delimiting 5. intervention 6. confederates...

Study Guide for Experimental Psychology. Exam 2 I. Observation A. Define: 1. observation 2. bias 3. reactivity 4. delimiting 5. intervention 6. confederates 7. anthromorphizing 8. subject roles 9. demand characteristics B. An application question might involve a psychological question (Daycare is harmful to children or men are better drivers than women) that I ask you to “solve’ by a particular method. As part of that question, you will be expected to address confounding variables and other possible problems inherent in that particular method. C. Be able to identify: observation without intervention, observation with intervention, participant observation, structured observation, and field experiments. II. Measurement A. Define: 1. Operational Definitions 2. Absolute Threshold 3. Difference Threshold B. How does one employ the following research methods? 1. Method of Limits 2. Method of Constant Stimulus 3. Method of Adjustment or Average Error 4. Method of Paired Comparisons 5. Rankings 6. Semantic Differential 7. Likert Scales 8. Magnitude estimation] 9. Cross-modality matching 10. Multidimensional Scaling C. What are the three properties of scales? Be able to determine whether a particular set of data is a certain scale of measurement. III. Case Study. A. Know the advantages and disadvantages of the case study method. B. Be able to define: 1. Nomothetic approach 2. Idiographic approach. 3. Placebo effect. 4. Multiple-case study approach. 5. Program evaluation. 6. Counter-instance. 7. The “I-know-somebody-who” phenomenon. IV. Correlational Techniques: Surveys. A. Define: 1.Surveys 2.Types of Sample: (a) Probability sampling (b) Simple Random Sampling (c) Systematic sampling (d) Stratified Random sampling (e) Multistage sampling (f) Nonprobability sampling (g) Convenience sampling (h) Quota sampling 3. Open-ended questions. 4. Close-ended questions. 5. Response set. 6. Social desirability. B. How do we determine the size of our sample? C. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the three different types of surveys? D. An application/short Andrew question might involve my giving you several potential survey questions, asking you to identify the potential problem, and correcting those 2-3 questions. V. Correlational Techniques: Tests. A. Define: 1. Types of test: (a) Aptitude. (b) Achievement. (c) Personality. 2. Test-retest reliability. 3. Inter-item reliability. 4. Split-half reliability. 5. Face validity. 6. construct validity 7. Convergent validity. 8. Discriminant validity. 9. Predictive validity. VI. Unobtrusive Methods. A. What is qualitative research? B. An example of an application/short answer question might be: List, describe, and give an example of the different trace measures. C. Define: 1. Archival data 2. Content Analysis 3. Trend Analysis 4. Natural Treatment Analysis 5. Erosion 6. Selective deposit