PSYCH257 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neurogenesis, Pituitary Gland, Identity Formation
3 May 2017
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*what is experimental design and how does it work and whats. The difference between correlation and what can we learn. Empirical research: establishing whether a theory is consistent, and testing a theory, must have potential to falsify the theory, theres no point of research if in the theory there is no way to prove it wrong. Hypothesis is a testable prediction about processes that can be observed or measured good to generate multiple hypothesis research hypothesis: the result that u expect to see if the theory is true, quite specific. Null hypothesis: the result u expect if the theory is not true. What is not empirical research: theory: vitamin c helps u recover from colds more quickly, evidence: appeals to tradition?anecdotal, problem: confirmatory bias. Define problem - doing natural observations, looking at case studies, discovering a problem. Test the hypothesis - analyze results draw conclusion explaing conclusion.
