Psychology Exam 1 pack 2

science, critical thinking, research design

clinical and case studies

focus on one person or just a few individuals, provide most info but limited in generalizing.

naturalistic observation

observing behavior in its natural setting important to be undetected

structured observation

people observed in set tasks

surveys

list of questions answered by participants

archival

go through old studies/info

longitudinal+cross-sectional research

long time repeatedly, multiple segments of the population at the same time.

scientific method

question, research, hypothesis, design a study, collect data, analyze data, apply data, refine/replicate/share

three criteria for causation

established relationship, time-ordered, ruling out alternatives

P<.05

under to be statistically significant, means less than 5% chance its a random chance