PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: List Of Fables Characters, Psych, Studbook Selection
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Theory: collect a general set of ideas about the way the world works. Hypothesis: form a testable statement guided by theories that make specific predictions about the relationship between variables. Research method: determine the way in which the hypothesis will be tested. Collect data: take measurements of the outcomes of the test. Analyze data: understand the data and discover trends or relationships between the variables, Report findings: publish articles in scholarly journals. 1: incorporate new information into our understanding of the world. Anecdotal evidence: evidence gathered from others or self experience. Experiment: scientific tool used to measure the effect of one variable on another. Independent variable: variable manipulated by the scientist. Dependent variable: variable being observed by the scientist. Differences between groups should be minimal: within-subject-designs ensure similarity between subject groups. Manipulating the independent variable within each participant to minimise the effect of external variables on the dependent measure: problems with within-subject-designs".
