PSYC 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Statistical Inference, Quantitative Trait Locus, Statistical Significance

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Explain structuralism and functionalism in relation to empiricism. Describe how psychology fits with other sciences. Summarize how psychology is relevant to many different professions. Week 2: foundations ii: research methods and statistics. Explain the five principal steps of the scientific method. Describe the principles (validity, reliability, generalizability) of good experimental design. Explain the difference between an experiment and a correlational studies. Describe the proper procedures for the selection of participants for an experiment and their assignment to conditions. Include the problems associated with participants expectations and controlling those expectations. Demonstrate an understanding of the following concepts: descriptive and inferential statistics, central tendency, variability, statistical significance. Apply knowledge of psychological research, critical thinking, and research design to critically evaluate psychological claims in the popular media. Identify ethical issues involved in psychological research and participants" right. Describe dominant and recessive traits including homozygous and heterozygous alleles. Discuss whether it is possible to separate the influences of nature and nurture on development.