PSY 300 Study Guide - Spring 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Random Assignment, Psy, Type I And Type Ii Errors
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Book: chapters 5, 7, 10, re(cid:448)ie(cid:449) morli(cid:374)g"s vo(cid:272)a(cid:271)ulary (cid:894)ca(cid:374)(cid:448)as(cid:895, practice questions at the end of each chapter. Lecture: simple experiments, reliability/validity, surveys (e. g. , questions and pitfalls, respondent biases and sampling methods, hypothesis testing. Book: chapters 1-4 + (pp. 487-521, re(cid:448)ie(cid:449) morling"s vo(cid:272)a(cid:271)ulary (cid:894)can(cid:448)as(cid:895, practice questions at the end of each chapter. Lecture: the basics of research, sources of information (library research guide, psychology is a way of thinking, three claims, four validities: interrogation tools, types of claims/research goals, ethical guidelines for psychology research. Biased by motivation: pseudoscience, types of research, basic vs. Independent variable vs. levels of an independent variable: manipulated vs. Measured: definitions, construct, conceptual, operational, types, self-report, behavioral, physical, direct, observational, indirect, categorical vs. Claims and methods: claims: describe (frequency) vs. Interrogating claims (just book: four big validities, ethical concerns, harm (physical, psychological, social, economic, golden rule, minimal risk vs. at risk study. Institutional review board (irb: who and why.
