PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Occipital Lobe, Clinical Psychology, Parietal Lobe
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Psychology is the scientific study of behavior. Anything an animal or human does, feels, or thinks. Psychology is a science firmly based in empirical research. Briefly describe the sq3r reading method. (3 marks) Read the table of contents to prime your brain with the main concepts of the. Survey, question, read, recite, review readings, then make a question out of the headings for each section. Read the section, then answer the question out loud, (review the section if you can"t) and then write your answer down: explain what makes a study an experimental study? (2 marks) An experiment is a controlled study that uses random assignment to control for all variables, except the independent variable being manipulated by the researcher. Random assignment allows for causal inferences to be made between the independent and dependant variables: what is the difference between a correlational study, an observational study, and a case study? (4 marks)
