PSY 205 Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Quiz Study Guide

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 205
• Professor: S. Houck

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Measurement: develop measurement techniques that make it possible to describe behavior clearly and precisely. Understanding and prediction: making a hypothesis ( a statement about the relationship between two or more variables) Application and control: using findings to help with real world issues. Hypothesis vs. theory: success in testing a hypothesis makes the confidence in a theory grow, failure in testing a hypothesis makes the confidence in a theory diminish. Familiarize yourself with each of the 5 basic steps. Operational definitions of variables: describes the actions or operations that will be used to measure or control a variable, establish precisely what is meant by each variable in the context of a study. Relative intolerance of error (scientists are trained to be skeptical) Experiment: a research method in which the investigator manipulates a variable under carefully controlled conditions and observe whether or not any changes occur in a second variable as a result.