Psychology 2074A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Confirmation Bias, Androcentrism, Ethnocentrism

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2074A/B
• Professor: Rachel Calogero

Document Summary

Involves a protective component: some people get left out of the psychology such as women and children and more men are participating and performing the studies. Meaning of difference: maximalist approach emphasize differences between members of different gender groups and view them qualitatively differently, looks for maximum difference between groups. How do the groups differ from each other: minimalist approach emphasize similarities between members of different gender groups. How do the groups overlap and are the same: scientists can take either approach or a mix of both in their studies. Quantitative research methods: allow researchers to turn variables into numbers for statistical analyses, use designs that rely on numerical data. Use statistical significance to determine if an observed difference occurred by chance: used more often than qualitative, statistical differences to see if a difference occurred by chance. Gold standard in psychology experimental control: random assignment to condition, very controlled environment, dependent variable what you are measuring.