Psychology 231 Syllabus
Experimental Psychology

Illinois State University
J. Cooper Cutting
Fall 2004, Sections 02, 03, 04, 05


The standard disclaimer applies. Here is a list of potential topics on the exam. If something that was in the book and/or discussed in class isn't on this list, it may still show up on the exam. And, just because something is on this list, doesn't mean that it will be on the exam. This list is only meant to supplement your review of the textbook and of your lecture notes.

Abstract
Active deception
Anonymity
Applied research
Archival research
Authority
Basic research
Case study
Cause and effect
Coding system
Contrived observation
Confidentiality
Cost-benefit analysis
Correlational research
Debriefing
Deception
Deduction
Dependent variable
Descriptive generalizations
Descriptive methods
Discussion section
Empirical test
Ethics
Experimenter bias
Experimental control
Experimental method
Falsifiable hypothesis
Fraud
Goals of science
Honest experiment
Hypothesis
Independent variable
Induction
Informed consent
Institutional review board
Introduction section
Literature review
Methods section
Methods of inquiry
Method of Faith
Method of Authority
Method of Empiricism
Naturalistic observation
Observational research
Participant observation
Passive deception
Parsimony
Peer review
Plagiarism
Prediction
Primary source
Properties of a good theory
Psychology as a science
PsycInfo
Rational Method
Replication
Research literature
Responsibility
Results section
Risk
Role-playing
ROT-rule
Secondary source
Simulation studies
Skepticism
Special populations
surveys
Systematic observation
Testable hypothesis
Theory
Variable
Ways of knowing

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