PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -The Control Group, Naturalistic Observation, Family Of Sets
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There are three goals; measurement and description, understanding and prediction, application and control. Measurement is the requirement of having a means to measure the subject or thing you are trying to prove. How would you measure the difference of sexual arousal during circumstance a and circumstance b (for example). Understanding and prediction is about being able to understand why and how a certain thing is affected by the other. You can show this understanding by forming a prediction, or hypothesis. Application and control is about knowing how to control or change certain behaviours that are caused by the circumstances studied. Hypothesis is a statement about the relationship of two variables. Variables are anything relating to the outcome of the thing in question that can be controlled. High temperature and loud music are variables in a study regarding the effects of uncomfortable environments while studying. Theory a system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations.
