Mod 5

Question 1

What is a Theory?

Answer 1

explains behaviors or events by offering ideas. Theories must be put to the test

Question 2

What is a hypothesis?

Answer 2

a testable prediction, often implied by a theory

Question 3

What are Operational Definitions?

Answer 3

carefully worded statement of the exact procedures (operations) used in a research study.

Question 4

What is Replication?

Answer 4

repeat the essence of a research study, usually with different
participants in different situations, to see if basic finding extends to other circumstances and people. Replicating comes from precise descriptions.

Question 5

What are the 3 descriptions?

Answer 5

Case Study, Naturalistic Observation, Survey

Question 6

What is a case Study?

Answer 6

descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

Question 7

What are naturalistic observations?

Answer 7

observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to
manipulate and control the situation

Question 8

What can naturalistic observation give us?

Answer 8

They can give us a description of someones behavior but it does not explain it.

Question 9

What is a Survey?

Answer 9

technique for gathering self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group

Question 10

What is random sampling and which description does it belong too?

Answer 10

every person in the group has an equal chance of inclusion. Choose a random way to separate everyone. It belongs to surverys

Question 11

What is a population?

Answer 11

those in a group being studied from which samples may be drawn

Question 12

What is sampling bias?

Answer 12

flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample