PSYC 102 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Statistical Inference, Intellectual Disability, Standard Deviation
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Chapter 1: psychology & scientific thinking: learning objectives, define psychology, discuss some of the complexities and difficulties in studying psychology. Identify principles of scientific thinking: recognize and engage in critical thinking, practice questions, multiple choice: dr. siela claimed that all humans had invisible souls that guided their behaviour. Chapter 2: research methods: learning objectives, describe 3 descriptive methods: naturalistic observation, case study, and questionnaires/survey; evaluate their advantages and disadvantages, explain and contrast correlational and experimental research designs; discuss the limitations of both. Identify and distinguish positive versus negative correlations: create and interpret scatterplots. Identify flaws in research designs (textbook: practice questions, multiple choice: an administrator believes that the placement of motivational posters on the walls in classrooms of academic buildings will lead to increased grade-point averages at his school. To test his theory, in one of the academic buildings he randomly assigns certain classrooms to have the posters while others do not.
