PSYCH291 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Malcolm Gladwell, Baby Carrot, Daniel Kahneman
18 Oct 2016
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Generally, not written by research producers: although there are exceptions. Target audience: not students/professionals trained in the field. Level of detail is broader, looser, less scientific writing: good books: daniel kahneman, malcom gladwell, check reference section to see if it has credible sources, more detailed footnotes. Variable = measuring anything defining a construct of interest: variable vs. level e. g. , education level. If examining a single value of a variable it is a constant e. g. , female, freshmen. Measured = recording a value: height, weight age sex anxiety scale. Have something to cause anxiety spider. A lot of variables can be either measured or manipulated or both. Operational definition: a definition of a concept or variable in terms of precisely described operations, measures, or procedures. The use of the habituation design in the study of infant cognition: based on known fact that infants prefer to look at novelty.
