PSYC 201W Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Email, Null Hypothesis, Bibliographic Database
4 Apr 2018
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Psyc 201w: problem identification and hypothesis formation (chapter 3) Bias in research ideas: different scientists have different ideas about what topics are important, personal characteristics have influenced the selection of research questions and have led scientists to overlook important aspects of human behavior. Study questions 1: where can you get ideas for a research study, explain why some ideas you might have cannot be subjected to a scientific investigation. Review of the literature: before starting research, the person must review literature that has already been written on the topic. Take detailed notes as you read: defining objectives: Identifying your objectives will show you that there are different reasons for doing a literature search and give you a focus when reading the literature. Obtaining resources: after you obtained the list of books, journal articles, and other resources relevant to your topic of interest, you must obtain a copy of them, how to obtain a copy:
