PSYC100 Principles of Psychology

terms and key concepts for PSYC100

Four Principles of the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists

1. Respect for the Dignity of Persons and Peoples

2. Responsible Caring

3. Integrity in Relationships

4. Responsibility to society

In Canada, calling your work “psychology” is generally restricted to…

Licensed clinical psychologists

Four key components of a statistical investigation

1. Planning the study

2. Examining the data

3. Inferring from the data

4. Drawing conclusions

What is the most fundamental principle of statistics?

Data vary. More specifically, values of a variable vary

What does the p-value tell you

How often a random process would give a result at least as extreme as the result found by a study

What tells you how often a random process would give a result at least as extreme as the result found by a study?

The p-value

What is a margin of error?

The amount of expected random variation in a statistic

What is the amount of expected random variation in a statistic called?

Margin of error

What is internal validity?

The degree to which a study allows unambiguous inferences

What is the degree to which a study allows unambiguous inferences called?

Internal validity

What is external validity?

The degree to which a study ensures potential findings apply to settings and samples other than the ones being studied

What is the degree to which a study ensures potential findings apply to settings and samples other than the ones being studied called?

External validity

Why are internal and external validity difficult to achieve in the same study?

Because a controlled setting in which all potentially influential factors are controlled is bound to create an environment that is quite different from what people naturally encounter.

What is the basic unit of chromatin?

Nucleosome

What is the nucleosome made of?

DNA wrapped around histones