PSYCH 280 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fundamental Attribution Error, Institutional Review Board, Counterfactual Thinking

• School: Iowa State University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 280
• Professor: Wells Gary

Document Summary

1, 0, 1 correlation perfect, no correlation, perfect positive correlation. Applied research studies designed to solve a particular social problem. Archival analysis examination of accumulated documents or archives, of a culture. Are people more likely to mutate actions or inactions? actions. Basic dilemma of social psychologists the trade off between internal and external validity. Does the test or measure produce results measures? correlation single statistic that reflects the degree of linear relationship between two or more variables. Correlational coefficient statistic that assesses how well you can predict one variable from another correlational coefficient statistical technique that asseses how well you can predict one variable from another. People go back and construct a better scenario after an unfortunate event. Cover story a disguised version of the study"s true purpose. Cross-cultural research research conducted with members of different cultures, to see whether the psychological processes of interest are present in both cultures or whether they are specific.