PSYCH 1X03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Scientific Method, Inductive Reasoning
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Chapter 2 readings: research methods in psychology scientists are looking for further methods to evaluate research questions using techniques and concepts known as the scientific method. The (cid:498)ob ob mouse(cid:499) was a result of a genetic mutation while investigating the hunger and ingestive behaviors of the species. The gene converts all food the animal eats to fat. Operational definitions are a key element in the design of any scientific study. Intelligence is a construct, or a theoretical idea that is quite useful for describing a concept however it is difficult to measure in practise. Wechsler adult intelligence scale also known as iq (can measure intelligence). Operational definitions are essential and are always open to argument (something can be directly measured). Some more common levels of analysis include learning, cognition, social, development, evolution, and neuroscience. Paradigms: examples, asking different questions, getting a variety of answers. Important to get information from a range of ideas to interpret psychology.
