PSYC 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Empirical Research, Plethysmograph, Quran

• School: University of Kansas
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 200
• Professor: biernat

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Friday the 13th is unlucky a. b. b. i: method of intuition, method of authority i. ii. i. 2: logical, testable: i. i, refutable, worded positively: i. 1: personal interests, casual observations, b. practical problems, c. flashes of inspiration, d. others" observations, theories e. Introduction i. literature review, research ?, hypothesis, outline, prediction: method i. ii. ii, results. Introduction: literature review, research ?, hypothesis, outline, prediction. Examples: height, weight a. someone who weights 100 lbs weighs twice as much as someone who weighs 50 lbs, test scores (e. g. # correct) a. someone who solved 9 of 10 problems did 3x as well as someone who solve 3 of 10 problems, reaction time; time in general a. taking 600 msec to slam on brakes is 50% quicker than taking 1200 msec to do so, age a. because there is an exact zero and a year is an exact measurement.