PSY110 Chapter Notes - Chapter chapter 2: Experimental Psychology, Scientific Theory, Observer-Expectancy Effect

16. A hypothesis is an) a unprovable assumption about the unobservable processes that underlie psychological functioning. b. set of principles that organizes observations and explains newly discovered facts, c. testable prediction that gives direction to research. d. observable relationship between specific independent and dependent variables.

Dr. Chan is interested in the study of basic processes in learning and memory. He conducts his research in a laboratory. Most likely, Dr. Chan is A) a clinical psychologist B) an educational psychologist C) a social psychologist D) a neuroscientist E) an experimental psychologist

7. Which of the following methods is most helpful for clarifying cause and effect relationships? a correlational research b. the survey c. naturalistic observation d. the experiment