Exam 2: Psychology As a Science

Why did the Renaissance philosopher Francis Bacon question the validity of deductive reasoning? Which type of reasoning did he suggest as an alternative?

A _________ correlation results when there is no relationship between two variables.

Experimental analyses are used to determine causality.

Dr. Girard is conducting a detailed examination of a patient with dissociative identity disorder. Dr. Girard is undertaking:

A statement of the objective relationship between two variables is termed a(n) _______.

What is the purpose of calculating a probability statistic?

A subset of a population is known as a(n) __________.

Dr. O'Connor is telling his participants before he begins the experiment that their participation is completely voluntary and that they can stop taking part at any time. Dr. Quick is providing a detailed explanation to participants who have just completed a study. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Description is to explanation as ________ is to __________.

What 4 goals does psychology share with other sciences?

Events, situations, and conditions are all examples of variables.

Surveys can provide numerical data that researchers can use to measure the strength of the relationship between variables.

Redoing and expanding on a study to see if its results hold up in different conditions with new samples is termed ___________.

Correlational analysis is to experimental analysis as ________ is to __________.

Which of the following alternatives CORRECTLY identifies the order in which the goals of science are pursued using a given type of reasoning?