Psych research methods - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSYCH 2B03 – Personality question bank answers all what you need to know 2024 (both midterm and final exam prep)_ McMaster University INTRO PERSONALITY I suggested that all definitions of personality have in common the characteristic that they see personality: (1 point) Select your answer: 1. as whatever it is about the individual that allows us to best predict that individual's behavior. 2. as whatever it is about the individual that remains consistent across time and situations 3....

Covering Chapters 1-6 in Methods in Behavioral Research by Paul Cozby. These notes also include a study guide for Midterm 1 which covers these chapters. These are class lecture notes from the '21 semester but all information is still relevant and up to date.

what is a demand characteristic/curve? - cues and clues given by experimenter that then alert participant to the hypothesis when asked about diving in class the minority of people started off as internal or external? is it easy to switch perspectives? - internal no father of american sports psyh? - Coleman Griffith describe some of the primary features of the american models of sports psych: type of research? what sort of training do coaches and sports psychs need? types of practices u...

psych664 PSYCH/664 Research methods and statistics in psychology 03:18:56 GMT -05:00 Describe the study. This study is about a group of researchers who put together a study about infants. “The current study provides the first corpus of natural infant locomotion derived from spontaneous activity during free play. Locomotors experience was immense. Twelve to 19 month olds averaged 2,368 steps and 17 falls per hour” (Adolph et. Al.,2012). The study suggested that novice walkers...

Cognitive Rehabilitation rests in what fundamental principles - ️️Neuroplasticity and Adaptability The spinal cord is ... - ️️part of the central nervous system The National Institute on Disability and Rehab Research (NIDRR) provide funding for - ️️TBI Grants In evaluating headaches COLDER is used for what? - ️️Character of a headache Greater # of synapses within a grouping = - ️️greater neurotransmission, efficiency of neurotransmission, and improved neural commu...

Reasons for using scientific method intuition & common sense can be faulty. biased interpretation of evidence empirical methods in psych research correlational research & experimental research 2 types of replications direct/exact & conceptual 3 motivational principals in social cognition** 1. people strive for mastery (epistemic needs) 2. people seek connectedness (belonging needs) 3. people value me & mine (esteem needs) 3 processing principals in social cognitio...

WCC PSYCH 101 Chapter 1 Test 61 Questions with Verified Answers What is Structuralism? - CORRECT ANSWER Structure of the mind What is Functionalism? - CORRECT ANSWER Function of mental processes What is Psychoanalytic Perspective? - CORRECT ANSWER Focus on the unconscious mind Focus on early childhood experience Focus on sexual conflict What is Behaviorism? - CORRECT ANSWER Psychology of observable behavior What is Humanism? - CORRECT ANSWER Personal control over mind/behavior ...

Psych 715 Research Methods Final Exam Review Questions And Answers

Gender bias - ANS Psychologists seek universality but bias may be inevitable (social historical contexts) Gender bias: psychological theory/research not accurately represent experience/behaviour of men + women Alpha bias: differences exaggerated, devalue women E.g. Freud = genuine psychological differences due to physiological differences Girls suffer from 'penis envy', femininity is failed masculinity Beta bias: differences minimised, needs of women ignored E.g. fight or...

HCC Psych 2301 Module 1 Questions with Verified Answers What is the definition of psychology? the scientific study of behavior and mental processes research methods that yield descriptions behavior rather than casual explanations are called ______ methods descriptive when researchers want to record behaviors that occur in a laboratory setting, then they use _____ laboratory observation the purpose of _____ is to provide a detailed description of some behavior or disorder, genera...