PSYB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Causal Inference, Pseudoscience, Skeptical Movement
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Key points in this chapter include: explaining reasons for understanding research methods, describing scientific approach to learning about behaviour, the 4 goals of scientific research in psychology, and comparing and contrasting basic applied research. Scientific research provides us with a means of addressing questions and providing solutions. Understanding research methods may give you an advantage in certain career paths (e. g. mental health professionals, people working in business environments, and educators) Understanding research methods can help you participate in public policy debates most often employed by legislators and political leaders (e. g. social science brief prepared by psychologists in. 1954 case of brown v. board of education which banned segregation in schools in the u. s. ) Understanding research methods can help evaluate the efficacy of programs you may choose to participate or that you may implement in your community need to determine whether these programs meet their goals or not.
