Question 1

Why are most psychological researchers skeptical of the idea of extrasensory perception?​

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Question 2

After defining the variables involved in a study,scientists have to identify individuals to study.The population is the group of individuals to whom we hope our conclusions will apply.Researchers generally hope that their conclusions will apply to a large population,such as all 20-year-olds in the country.Because it is not practical to examine everyone in the population,researchers study a sample of people and assume that the results for the sample apply to the whole population.Briefly define the following types of samples: convenience sample,representative sample,random sample,and cross-cultural sample.​

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Question 3

A professor assembles a group of volunteers to compare two methods of studying.One group spends an hour a day on the first subject (such as psychology),then an hour on the second (chemistry),and so forth.The other group goes back and forth,with a few minutes on each topic,repeating the sequence until completing the same total study time as the first group.At the end of a week,the professor tests each student's knowledge of each subject.Identify the independent variable and the dependent variable.​

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Question 4

Falsifiability,independent variables,dependent variables,blind observers,and demand characteristics are all potential characteristics of an experiment.Which of these would an experimenter try to minimize or avoid,and why?​

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Question 5

Describe an example of a negative correlation.​

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Question 6

Why have many psychologists begun to worry that some of the published results may not be replicable?​

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Quiz 2: A: Scientific Methods in Psychology

Why are most psychological researchers skeptical of the idea of extrasensory perception?​

Falsifiability,independent variables,dependent variables,blind observers,and demand characteristics are all potential characteristics of an experiment.Which of these would an experimenter try to minimize or avoid,and why?​

Describe an example of a negative correlation.​

Why have many psychologists begun to worry that some of the published results may not be replicable?​

Why are most psychological researchers skeptical of the idea of extrasensory perception?

Falsifiability,independent variables,dependent variables,blind observers,and demand characteristics are all potential characteristics of an experiment.Which of these would an experimenter try to minimize or avoid,and why?

Describe an example of a negative correlation.

Why have many psychologists begun to worry that some of the published results may not be replicable?