PSY 1010 Lecture Notes - Coffeemaker, Psy, William C. Dement
11 Sep 2013
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Normal distribution: symmetrical bell curve in which scores are generally around the middle. That"s because usually people are in the middle of the sample, and there are always a few extremes. Ex: if the stats are about iq, sometimes there are people with really high iq, really low iq, but usually an iq that"s right in the middle. Inferential statistics: analyze data to test a hypothesis, helps to make predictions and inferences. Testing allows for the researcher to compare two means, and help to determine the accuracy of the findings rather than the rare chances something may happen. Consciousness: aware-ness of surroundings, and what"s going on in someone"s mind. William james: our awareness is just the meandering of our mind, in a sense. There"s also the direction of consciousness, when we direct our thoughts in a particular direction to solve a problem, etc.
