PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Random Assignment, Dependent And Independent Variables, Internal Validity
28 Sep 2016
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Science is the pursuit of systematized knowledge through observation. Theory: a set of proposition meant to explain a class phenomena: hypotheses: expectations about what should occur if a theory is true, operationism: each concept take as its meaning a single observable and measurable operation. Case study: prepared by collecting historical and biographical information in a single individual, often including experiences during therapy sessions o o. The three faces of eve: a patient with 3 vey different personalities. Clinicians may notice similarities and differences in a persons life and that may help them generate a hypotheses. Theory-building case studies: the notion than an adequate theory must be able to account for commonalities across case studies as well as the distinct and unique elements of a particular case. The rise of qualitative research: qualitative research is descriptive accounts focusing on subjective and idiographic emphasis of the research.
