PSY 1018 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1,3,4,5 (vocab): Operational Definition, Operant Conditioning, Behaviorism
30 Nov 2017
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Covert behavior: behavior that cannot be directly observed or measured and must be inferred. Behavioral and social sciences: a family of sciences that all study behavior, from differing perspectives and with different methods. Naturalistic observation: a method of study that involves observing behavior in normal everyday settings. Case history: a compilation of the life history of an individual based on interviews and other sources of info. Questionnaire: a highly structured pencil and paper interview. Survey: the administration of a questionnaire to relatively large #s of people. Correlation: a statistical technique for describing the extent and direction of the relationship between pairs of scores on some measure. Experiment: a careful and controlled study of cause and effect through manipulation of the conditions participants are exposed to. Internal validity: the extent to which an experiment permits statements about cause and effect. External validity: the extent to which an experiment applies to real-life behavior.
