PSY100Y5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Naturalistic Observation, Operational Definition, Descriptive Statistics
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By integrating apparently unrelated facts and principles into a coherent whole, theories permit psychologists to make the leap from the description of behavior to the understanding of behavior. Translate a theory into a testable hypothesis. To be testable, scientific hypothesis must be formulated precisely, and the variables under study must be clearly defined. Clear formulations are provided by operational definitions of the relevant variables. Operational definition- actions or operations t hat will be used to measure or control a variable. Step 2: select the research method and design the study. How to put the hypothesis to an empirical test. Experiments, case studies, surveys, naturalistic observation all have advantages and disad(cid:448)a(cid:374)tages; the(cid:396)efo(cid:396)e it is the (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)he(cid:396)"s jo(cid:271) to see (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is (cid:373)ost suita(cid:271)le fo(cid:396) the stud(cid:455). When to conduct studies, how many subjects are needed, and where the study will take place all has to be determined.
