PSY 333 Quiz 1 Study Guide: Abnormal Psychology Foundations Review
what are the behavioral sciences? - correct answer ✔✔systematic analysis of human and animal
behavior
behavior - correct answer ✔✔outward or overt actions and reactions
mental processes - correct answer ✔✔internal, covert activity of the mind
physiological processes - correct answer ✔✔bodily functions, such as neural impulses,
hormonal secretions, and genetic coding and expression
4 goals of psych - correct answer ✔✔to describe, predict, explain, and control/change behavior
what are quantitative research methods - correct answer ✔✔process of describing, analyzing,
graphing, & reporting scientifically collected data
descriptive research methods that help develop a theory - correct answer ✔✔surveys,
observation, case studies
predictive research methods - correct answer ✔✔correlational designs, quasi-experimental
designs
Explicative research methods - correct answer ✔✔experimental design
hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔a specific testable statement (prediction)
, pilot study - correct answer ✔✔small-scale version of parts of all of your main study before you
present to a larger number of people
validity - correct answer ✔✔is it measuring what its supposed to measure
reliability - correct answer ✔✔consistency of test results
independent groups/between-groups design - correct answer ✔✔comparing between separate
groups of participants
repeated measures/within groups design - correct answer ✔✔comparing within the same
group of participants
continous variable - correct answer ✔✔could be on a number line
categorical/discrete variable - correct answer ✔✔categories
nominal variable - correct answer ✔✔unrankable categories
ordinal variable - correct answer ✔✔rankable categories
scale variable - correct answer ✔✔continuous number values (ratio or interval)
values from a population - correct answer ✔✔parameter
values from a sample - correct answer ✔✔statistic
what are the behavioral sciences? - correct answer ✔✔systematic analysis of human and animal
behavior
behavior - correct answer ✔✔outward or overt actions and reactions
mental processes - correct answer ✔✔internal, covert activity of the mind
physiological processes - correct answer ✔✔bodily functions, such as neural impulses,
hormonal secretions, and genetic coding and expression
4 goals of psych - correct answer ✔✔to describe, predict, explain, and control/change behavior
what are quantitative research methods - correct answer ✔✔process of describing, analyzing,
graphing, & reporting scientifically collected data
descriptive research methods that help develop a theory - correct answer ✔✔surveys,
observation, case studies
predictive research methods - correct answer ✔✔correlational designs, quasi-experimental
designs
Explicative research methods - correct answer ✔✔experimental design
hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔a specific testable statement (prediction)
, pilot study - correct answer ✔✔small-scale version of parts of all of your main study before you
present to a larger number of people
validity - correct answer ✔✔is it measuring what its supposed to measure
reliability - correct answer ✔✔consistency of test results
independent groups/between-groups design - correct answer ✔✔comparing between separate
groups of participants
repeated measures/within groups design - correct answer ✔✔comparing within the same
group of participants
continous variable - correct answer ✔✔could be on a number line
categorical/discrete variable - correct answer ✔✔categories
nominal variable - correct answer ✔✔unrankable categories
ordinal variable - correct answer ✔✔rankable categories
scale variable - correct answer ✔✔continuous number values (ratio or interval)
values from a population - correct answer ✔✔parameter
values from a sample - correct answer ✔✔statistic
