PSY 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Scientific Method, Sensory Memory, Scatter Plot
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Have to collect data, and have the same kinds of data to prove correct. Females laugh more whenever find attraction because maybe genetics, cultural, hormonal. Human behavior can be analyzed through psychology. Think farther than what is on the surface. Science: the more time you do a study; the more time you get the same result, the more trustworthy it is. If it"s (cid:374)ot trust(cid:449)orth(cid:455), it"s (cid:374)ot a (cid:271)ad thi(cid:374)g (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause that"s ho(cid:449) s(cid:272)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:449)orks. Psychology: built upon the foundation of measurement. Operational definitions: measurable way of getting that conceptual idea and ask (cid:862)is that a (cid:448)alid (cid:373)easure(cid:863): how do you translate some kind of psychological concept into something measurable/operational, ex. Operational definitions of falling in love: measurements of hormones: psychology has veered off from philosophy. Equation: some kind of theoretical concept as measured to conceptual ideal: ex. Aggression as measured by heart rate increase (not too accurate because could be increased in heart rate from running).
