Crazy Joe's Psych Notes

Modern Experimental Method: What is correlation and what does it tell us? Correlation: a statistical technique for describing the extent and direction of the relationship between pairs of scores on some measure. , does not indiact what causes what What can psychological experiments tell us? Experiments, which is psychology’s most powerful tool, assesses cause and effect through strictly controlled procedures and manipulations. 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. STUDY CHART Methods Used in Psychological Research Observation: a research method in which events are observed and recorded as they occur; with out intervention. Naturalistic Observation: Observing behavior in everyday settings or in a laboratory; the observer attempts to be