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.
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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 |