Psychology 2040A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mental Rotation, Fetus, Natural Experiment

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2040A/B
• Professor: Laura Reid

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Multiple choice: before arriving in a kindergarten classroom, dr. banks prepared a questionnaire for interviewing children for her research. This is an example of a research: design, question, method, hypothesis. Objective: 2. 1: a __________ is a prediction of behavior drawn directly from a __________, confirmation; fact, hypothesis; theory theory; hypothesis, summary; study. Objective: 2. 1: when little or no theory exists on a topic of interest, investigators may start with a research question, developmental inquiry. research design, research method. Objective: 2. 1: dr. jenka wonders if the u. s. wars in iraq and afghanistan have heightened children"s fears and anxieties. This is an example of a theory. research method: hypothesis, research question. Objective: 2. 1: a strength of __________ is that it reflects participants" everyday behavior, structured observation, naturalistic observation the structured interview, the clinical interview. Objective: 2. 2: dr. shigoka is interested in determining which central nervous system structures contribute to personality development.