PSYCH 100B Study Guide - Research On The Effects Of Violence In Mass Media, Theory-Theory, Child Ballads
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Text book questions (week 6 & 10) Only cover lecture material, do not cover textbook material. Can sign up with experimentrics to be in a study. Necessary to evaluate results, but the ta will re-explain everything. What kind of questions you should ask for the rest of your life when facts are presented. Psychology looks at behavior in a more structured way. We need to differentiate between our beliefs and scientific explanations. Modify scientific explanations when faced with counter- evidence. A theory is a story that is put together from gathered evidence. Constantly modifying them because we are always gathering new data to make sure it is valid while at the same time using the original evidence to make predicts as to what we will see. You can never 100% prove a theory theory-------data. Hypothesis: an idea based on a theory or data you have collected. Must see if your hunch is correct or not: ex.
