Psy 203 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Max, 65, learned to play the piano at a local senior center. Max demonstrates that - Answer Development is plastic at all ages. Developmental scientists identify three primary domains of development across the lifespan - Answer Physical, cognitive, and socioemotional Albert has experienced an increased in wisdom as he moved into his late 70s. He has however noticed a decrease in mobility. This is an example of how development is: - Answer Multidirectional Two main types of desi...

There are two lines at the post office. You assume that people are mailing packages are in the first line and and that people mailing envelopes are in the second line. Your alternative hypothesis is that older people are in the first line and the younger people are in the second line. The next person who walks into the post office is a young person with a package. She stand in the first line what just happened? correct answers Strong inference Generalization can occur across which of the foll...

What area of psychology studies the changes that occur in people as they age from conception to death? - Answer Developmental Psych What type of research design follows one group of participants over time as they age? - Answer Longitudinal Design Describe the cross-sectional research design - Answer Study people of varying ages at one point in time. What is a disadvantage of the longitudinal design? - Answer Participants may drop out, loss of interest, death, etc. _______...

Single-Factor Randomized, Two Groups - Answer One IV with 2 Levels / Between-Subjects Design Procedure: 1.) Participants are randomly assigned to two groups [ie: experimental and control] 2.) This is analyzed via a between-subjects t-test Disadvantage: *They cannot detect a non-linear effect* Single-Factor Randomized, Multiple Groups - Answer One IV with 3 or more Levels / Between-Subjects Design Procedure: 1.) Participants are randomly assigned into groups 2.) ...

independent variable correct answers what the researcher manipulates; the "factor" dependent variable correct answers what the researcher measures operational definitions correct answers a definition of a concept or variables in terms of precisely described operations, measures, and procedures control variables correct answers variables held constant or equated across groups or conditions random selection correct answers each member of a group stands an equal chance of being ch...

Goals of Research in psychology correct answers Describe, predict and explain behavior Theory vs. Ideology correct answers Theory: refutable, neutral, seek reasons, explanations, conditionals Ideology: Fixed, strong att., moral, obvious; surface level, simple answers 3 Conditions for cause/effect relations correct answers 1) direction: temporal ordering (cause preceded effect) 2) association: covariation (cause/effect are associated) 3) isolation: rule out 3rd variables (no other plausi...

People with more referrals are more likely to be hired. What type of correlation is this? - Answer Positive A researcher wants to determine how socioeconomic status (SES) influences delay of gratification. Participants are matched on all variables but their SES and sorted into three groups: low SES, middle SES, and high SES. Then they're exposed to the delay of gratification procedure. What type of research design is this? - Answer Ex post facto Calvin wants to know how people with ...

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