LACC Psychology Chapter one Review Definition of Terms Activity

Directions

1. Use the chapter reviews to help guide you through the reading. As you read, stop to paraphrase the definition of each of the following key terms.
2. After you are done reading, answer the five review questions below.  

Chapter One Review                                  

Define each of the terms. Write a definition in your own words.

Evidence-based treatment: 

Empiricism 

Theory

Hypothesis

Data

Preregistered

Replication

Weight of the evidence

Falsifiability 

1. Universalism 
2. Communality 
3. Disinterestedness
4. Organized skepticism 
5. Self-correcting
6. Applied research
7. Basic research
8. Translational research
9. Journal
10. Journalism 
11. Review Questions 
12. Why is it important for anyone in our society to have knowledge of research methods?
13. Why is scientific skepticism useful in furthering our knowledge of behavior? How does the scientific approach differ from other ways of gathering knowledge about behavior?
14. A few years ago, psychologist Stanley Coren wrote a Psychology Today blog post titled “The Data Says ‘Dont Hug the Dog!’ (Links to an external site.)“ Multiple press outlets later covered this blog post, including National Public Radio. Was the original study he reports on peer-reviewed? What do you think of the data described? What if anything does it prove? 
15. How does basic research differ from applied research?
16. Identify ways you might have allowed yourself to accept beliefs or engage in practices that you might have rejected if you had engaged in organized skepticism. For example, we continually have to remind some of our friends that a claim made in an email may be a hoax or a rumor. Provide specific details of the experience(s). How might you go about investigating whether the claim is valid?