PSYC 104 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Theoretical Definition, Clarity, Implicit-Association Test
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Social psychology: the scientific study of the feelings, thoughts, and behaviors of individuals in social situations. The way in which people perceive, comprehend, and interpret the. Theories: broad idea/collection of facts that can explain a range of behaviors. Hypotheses: specific, testable statement that explains a particular situation. So we must define our terms carefully in two ways. Can be done in the lab or in the field. Observing people and systemically recording measurements or. How do we observe without influencing the behavior itself. Often used to predict one variable from another. Involves systematically measuring and assessing the relationship between variables. Correlation: a measure of the direction and strength of the relationship. Symbolized by the letter r" and is a number ranging between -1 and 1 between two variables. A researcher randomly assigns participants to conditions and controls all other variables. Experimental control: making sure that the only things that change in. Confounded variables: variables that change along with the iv.
