PSYCH-AD 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Naturalistic Observation, Illusory Correlation, Herbert Graf
2 Oct 2017
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Module 3- research strategies: how psychologists ask and answer questions. Scientific method is the process of testing ideas about the world by. Setting up situation that test our ideas. If the data do not fit our ideas, the ideas are modified and tested again. Analyzing whether the data fit with our ideas. Explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events. Testable prediction, often implied by a theory. Carefully worded statement of the exact procedures (operations) used in a research study: when you make it so that you could measure something. Repeating the essence of a research study, usually with different participants in different situations, to see whether the basic finding extends to other participants and circumstances. Descriptive research is a systematic, objective observation of people. The goal is to provide a clear, accurate picture of people"s behaviors, thoughts, and attributes. Utilizes random sampling of population for best results.
