SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture 2: 2. Research Methods - jan 9.docx
27 Feb 2015
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Methods for testing causal relationships between phenomena. And whether these relationships can be generalized across a variety of situations. Which of the following is not a variable: celsius, weight, iq, speed of light, gpa. A variable that has an effect on another variable. The outcome or the variable that is being cause by the iv. Possible other variable that might account for the relationship between x and y. Causality: temporal order, co-variation (association or correlation, but correlation causation, non-spuriousness. Spuriousness: when an apparently causal relationship between two variables is actually accounted for by a third variable (extraneous variable: z) When a causal relationship is properly demonstrated. When a causal relationship can be generalized to a broader population or setting. An operation or procedure carried out under controlled conditions in order to test a hypothesis (p. 452) used to examine cause-and-effect relations between an iv and dv.
