Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Desirability Bias, Psychology Today, Monism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Ronald R Holden

Document Summary

What are the goals of psychology research: match examples to the goal. What"s the difference between basic and applied research: match examples to each type. What are the 3 levels of analysis in psychology: match examples of research to the level of analysis. Note: understanding a behavior needs all three levels. What makes a good theory: what are the steps involved, defining variables. What is an operational definition : measuring variables. What are the different ways of measuring variables? (e. g. self-report, physiological, etc. ) What do we have to be worried about with each? (e. g. social desirability bias in self-report: methods of research. Describe/recognize the methods we discussed (e. g. case study, naturalistic. Statistics: measures of central tendency (what are they, how to calculate, measures of variability (what are they?) Normal curve: special characteristics about the curve, % of people in each chunk of the curve. Label the basic phases (e. g. depolarization, repolarization, hyperpolarization) What does it measure: structures of the brain.