PSY 4105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Pseudoscience, Data Analysis, Cultural Bias
14 Nov 2018
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Why is there skepticism in this field: experts frequently disagree, studies appearing in mainstream media are oversimplified, findings often conflict with one another, research has led to different treatments. What happens when we do not use robst science: ineffective practices, mislead public, vaccines cause autism, science vs pseudoscience. Based on theories backed by empirical evidence from well designed studies. When applied to child psychology theory/ previous research. Each step can be widely influenced by the researcher. Can data mine to find the effect they want. Sometimes a huge population can make it seem like there is an effect based only on chance. The extent to which new cases of a disorder appear over a specified time period. All cases (new and existing) observed during a specified time period. No clear proof that one precedes the other. Decrease the change of a negative outcome. Influence the direction or strength of the relationship of variables of interest.
