PSYC 3600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dependent And Independent Variables, Internal Validity, Falsifiability
22 Feb 2019
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The essence of scientific research: empiricism= seeking info on world and make decisions on how to act based on that info; assuming what is true and real from experiences. A researcher cycle = finding out if different programs work; if works then test if work in other contexts; must reexamine what other needs my exist. Theory = a systematic attempt to explain observable/ measurable event relating to an issue (ex. homelessness); a set of interrelated constructs / definitions/ propositions that present systematic view by relating variables to explain something. To describe, predict, control why and how variables relate to observable or measurable events. Model= working blueprint of how theory works; theories can have more than one model. Paradigm= smaller part of a model that guides researchers to conceptualize certain events sequences falsifiability= possibility that testing is false; need reliance on observable events to help support or reject.
