1. SECTION 1: CONDUCTING RESEARCH THE STEPS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

2. “BOTTOM RUNG” FORMING A RESEARCH QUESTION CAN COME FROM DAILY EXPERIENCES OR OTHER THEORIES

3. “SECOND RUNG” FORMING A HYPOTHESIS AN EDUCATED GUESS THAT CAN BE TESTED USUALLY AN IF-THEN STATEMENT

4. “THIRD RUNG” TESTING THE HYPOTHESIS EVIDENCE CAN LEAD TO SCIENTIFIC CONCLUSIONS SEVERAL TESTING METHODS ARE USED

5. “FOURTH RUNG” ANALYZING THE RESULTS FIND MEANING IN THE DATA COLLECTED THROUGH TESTING (PATTERNS, RELATIONSHIPS, ETC.)

6. “FIFTH RUNG” DRAWING CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS  DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES OR REVISED HYPOTHESES

7. “SIXTH RUNG” REPLICATION IF VALID, A REPEATED STUDY (WITH NEW PARTICIPANTS) SHOULD YIELD THE SAME RESULTS IF IT DOESN’T, THE STUDY IS INVALID

8. “TOP RUNG” NEW QUESTIONS RESEARCH IS AN ONGOING PROCESS EVERY END IS A NEW BEGINNING

10. QUIZ 1) WHAT DO SCIENTISTS NEED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT A THEORY? A. BEHAVIOR B. CLAIM C. OPINION D. EVIDENCE

11. 2) WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES A HYPOTHESIS? A.EDUCATED GUESS B. EXPERIMENT C. QUESTION D. PROVEN THEORY

12. 3) WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR SCIENTISTS TO BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE RESULTS OF A STUDY? A. TO ESTABLISH PROPER PROCEDURES B. TO CONFIRM THE FINDINGS OF ORIGINAL STUDY C. TO CHOOSE A RANDOM SAMPLE D. TO FORM A HYPOTHESIS THAT CAN BE TESTED

13. 4) WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP IN A RESEARCH STUDY? A. CONSTRUCT B. RESEARCH QUESTION C. HYPOTHESIS D. ANALYSIS

14. 5) WHAT DO PSYCHOLOGISTS DO AFTER THEY ANALYZE THEIR RESEARCH OBSERVATIONS? A. FORM A RESEARCH QUESTION B. FORM A HYPOTHESIS C. CONDUCT A STUDY D. DRAW CONCLUSIONS