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1. Attraction to other polar molecules (polar-charged hydrogen and oxygen)

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2. Stores heat: High specific heat (lots of energy needed to break down bonds (to excite polar bonded atoms))

3. Stores heat: High heat of vaporization (lots of energy (heat) needed to break down oxygen and hydrogen into gas)

4. Low density of ice (hydrogen spread out but remain bonded to oxygen, taking up more space but weighing the same as normal water)

5. High Polarity (polar charge hydrogen grabs onto other polar charged atoms and breaks them apart)

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Scientific Method

A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.

4 goals of psychology

description (what occurred), explanation (why it occurred), prediction (future predictions of events), influence (know how to apply a principle or change to prevent wanted occurrences or bring about desired outcomes.

Research Methods

Correlational research methods: case studies, surveys, naturalistic observation, and laboratory observation

Experimental vs. Correlational Studies

In correlational studies a researcher looks for associations among naturally occurring variables, whereas in experimental studies the researcher introduces a change and then monitors its effects.

Independent vs. Dependent variables

An independent variable is the variable that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable.

A dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment.

Experimental vs. Control group

An experimental group is the group that receives the variable being tested in an experiment. The control group is the group in an experiment that does not receive the variable you are testing.

Alan Lang's Study

Conducted a classic experiment to determine if alcohol consumption itself increases aggression or if the beliefs or expectations about the effects of alcohol cause the aggressive behavior.

Conclusion: It was the expectation of drinking alcohol, not the alcohol itself, that caused the students to be more aggressive.

Selection Bias

The assignment of participants to experimental or control groups in such a way that systematic differences among the groups are present at the beginning of the experiment. This can be controlled by using random assignment.

Placebo Effect

The phenomenon that occurs in an experiment when a participant's response to a treatment is due to his or her expectations about the treatment rather than to the treatment itself.

Placebo

An inert or harmless substance given to the control group in an experiment as a control for the placebo effect.

Experimenter Bias

Occurs when a researcher's preconceived notions or expectations in some way influence participant's behavior and/or the researcher's interpretation of experimental results.

Ethics Of A Study

Standards set by the APA (American Psychological Association). First priority of a psychologist is to investigate in the highest moral standards. Consent, deception, debriefing. Animals are protected by the Animal Welfare Act, the NIH (National Institute of Health), and the APA.

Introspection

Wundt studied the perception of a variety of visual, tactile, and auditory stimuli, including rhythmic patterns produced by metronomes at different speeds. As a research method, this looks inward to examine one's own conscious experience and then reporting that experience.

Structuralism

The first formal school of thought in psychology, aimed at analyzing the basic elements of conscious mental experiences. Founded by Titchener.

Functionalism

An early school of psychology that was concerned with how humans and animals use mental processes in adapting to their environment.

Behaviorism

The school of psychology founded by John B. Watson that views observable , measurable behavior as the appropriate subject matter for psychology and emphasizes the key role of environment as a determinant of behavior.

Humanism

The school of psychology that focuses on the uniqueness of human beings and their capacity for choice, growth, and psychological health.

Psychoanalysis

The term Freud used for both his theory of personality and his therapy for the treatment of psychological disorders; the unconscious is the primary focus.

Cognitive Psychology

Sees humans as active participants in their environment; studies mental processes such as memory, problem solving, reasoning, decision making, perception, language, etc.

Gestalt

Emphasizes that individuals perceive objects and patterns as whole units and that the perceived whole is more than the sum of its parts. Means "whole, form, or pattern."

Physiological Psychology

Looks for links between specific behaviors and equally specific biological processes that often help explain individual differences. Study the structures of the brain and central nervous system, the functioning of neurons, the delicate balance of neurotransmitters and hormones, and the effects of heredity to look for links between these biological factors and behavior.

Sociocultural Psycholgy

The view that social and cultural factors may be just as powerful as evolutionary and physiological factors in affecting behavior and mental processing and that these factors must be understood when interpreting the behavior of others.

Clinical Psychologist

Specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and behavioral disorders.

Counseling Psychologist

Help people who have adjustment problems that are generally less severe than those handled by a clinical psychologists.

Physiological Psychologist

Study the relationship between physiological processes and and behavior.

Experimental Psychologist

Specialize in the use of experimental research methods. Usually work in a laboratory.

Developmental Psychologist

Study how people grow, develop, and change throughout the life span.

Educational Psychologist

Specialize in the study of teaching and learning. they may help train teachers and other educational professionals or conduct research in teaching and classroom behavior.

Social Psychologist

Investigate how the individual feels, thinks, behaves in a social setting- in the presence of others.

Industrial/Organizational Psychologist

Study the relationships between people and their work environments.

How to set up an experiment

1. Pick a specific topic
2. Design study
3. Collect and analyze data
4. Draw conclusions
5. Communicate findings
*independent and dependent variables

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What is the difference between control and experimental groups in a research study?

What is the difference between a control group and an experimental group? An experimental group, also known as a treatment group, receives the treatment whose effect researchers wish to study, whereas a control group does not. They should be identical in all other ways.

What is the difference between the control group and experimental group?

What is the difference between a control group and an experimental group? Put simply, an experimental group is the group that receives the variable, or treatment, that the researchers are testing whereas the control group does not. These two groups should be identical in all other aspects.

What is the difference between the control group and the experimental group quizlet?

of the experimental group? the group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested. One variable is tested at a time. The experimental group is compared to a control group, which does not receive the test variable.

What was the primary difference between the control and experimental groups in this experiment quizlet?

What was the primary difference between the control and experimental groups in this experiment? The experimental group was asked to provide reasons for liking or disliking the jams they tasted, whereas the control group was not.

Why is it important that participants be randomly assigned to an experimental group?

Random assignment enhances the internal validity of the study, because it ensures that there are no systematic differences between the participants in each group. This helps you conclude that the outcomes can be attributed to the independent variable.

What is the purpose of random assignment in an experiment?

Random assignment is a procedure used in experiments to create multiple study groups that include participants with similar characteristics so that the groups are equivalent at the beginning of the study.

Why is random assignment so important quizlet?

The purpose of random assignment is to allow the experimenter to prevent the participants from knowing which condition they were assigned to. The purpose of random assignment is to equalize participants' characteristics across all conditions of an experiment.