Research v.s. Applied Psychology

1. Research v.s. Applied Psychology Applied Psychology Psychologists who uses the direct information from the research psychologist, to deal with their clients. Research • Psychologist who study the origin, cause, or result of a behaviour.

2. Scientific Method

3. Scientific Methods • Placebo • a “medicine” that has no active ingredients and works by the power of suggestion. • Studies on pain relief remedies illustrates that 50% of pain is “cured” by the power of suggestion

4. Double-blind Study • A study during which neither participants nor researches know to which group any subject belongs

5. Hypothesis A statement of the results that the experimenter expects

6. Subjects People or animals on whom the study is conducted

7. Variables • Factors that change in an experiment • Independent variables • The factor that the experimenter manipulates or changes in a study • Dependent variables: • The factor in a study that changes or varies as a result of changes in the independent variables.

8. Types of Studies • Field Study • Research that takes place in a laboratory • Experimental Group • The group on which the critical part of the experiment in performed • Controlled group • The group that does not participate in the critical part of the experiment

9. Survey Method

10. Survey A method of research that involves asking subjects questions about their feelings, opinions, or behaviour patterns

11. Sample Types • Sample • a group that repersents a larger group • Representative Sample • A group that truly reflects a selected characteristics of a larger population

12. Survey Creation Assignment 2 classes to complete • Create a survey using Survey Monkey • Username:psychworld11 • Password: Glenmary11 • Your survey must be 15 questions long • Some survey topics • Intelligence • motivation • Learning • Personality • Hobbies (sports…) • Bullying • Favorite things • ECT