PSYC1030 Study Guide - Ambivalent Sexism, Ostracism, Copycat Suicide
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Psychology: a scientific study of the principles that help us understand the thoughts and behaviours of people. Scientific method: formulate a testable hypothesis, design a study, conduct study & collect data, analyse and evaluate data, report the findings. Conducting an experiment: framing a hypothesis: stating a relationship between two variables. Control group: participants experience a neutral condition to give a clearer view of experimental manipulation. Demand characteristics: the ways participants" perceptions of the researcher"s goals influence their responses. Blind studies: participants and/or researchers are kept unaware of important aspects of the research. Placebo effect: taking an inert substance which the participant believes to be effective: selecting and assigning participants: placing participants randomly in each of the experimental conditions for maximum internal validity. Confounding variables: variables that can produce effects that are confused, or confounded, with the effects of the independent variable.
