PSY 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Operational Definition, Rationality, Materialism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1101
• Professor: Kenneth Campbell

Document Summary

Epistemology (method of gaining knowledge: divine (non-physical) insight. From heaven, gods, etc: pure logic and thought (aristotle) Through this you can deduce all knowledge. A premises must be correct in order to deduce true and correct knowledge: scientific manipulation/experimentation. Universe and manipulate variables that would affect other aspects of the world. All that exists is physical in nature and. What is the problem that needs to be solved: theory: literature search and a summary/synthesis of what is already known. Men are socialized to be more violent: definition of variables of interest. Define and quantify violence, aggression, testosterone for study: design the study. Requires a knowledge of different research designs and the pros/cons of each: run the study, analyze the results. A theory (based on a synthesis of previous facts) makes a testable prediction called a hypothesis. Others should be able to replicate what you have done and what you have found.