Question Description
I’m working on a psychology writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
We all hold opinions about various issues and events in our environments, but how are those opinions different from theories?
How is common sense different from the findings of psychology?
How would you explain to someone that astrology is a psuedopsychology?
If a researcher was interested in studying the relationship between GPA and hours of study, how might they pick a random sample from your college?
What are the three types of research methods and what are their goals?
What is the benefit of conducting an experiment, rather than using a different type of study?
What does it mean to say that two variables are positively correlated?
What does it mean to say that two variables are negatively correlated?
What does it mean to say that two variables NOT correlated?
What value or benefit would a researcher gain by calculating a specific correlation coefficient rather than simply describing the relationship as a positive correlation or a negative correlation?
Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the correlational method.
Describe a double-blind study and explain why it requires deception.