PSYC 2030 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Pluralistic Ignorance, Faith Healing, Hubris
24 Mar 2013
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Chapter #1 notes: behavioral research and the scientific method. Traditionally reading, writing ( riting), and arithmetic ( rithmetic) are viewed as three r"s fundamentals of education now researching is considered the fourth (hult, 1996) Researching in high school involves systematically searching for and retrieving information. In college science courses it"s different it"s still a systematic approach to exploring a question. Varies from one research discipline to another (anthropology, biology, psychology) People in positions such as teachers, politicians, doctors, lawyers etc. , have influence on our daily lives. Few people are aware of how researchers in various fields go about creating and testing hypotheses and theories that alter our understanding of the world. You can use this in every day life such as when viewing a website, you can learn to better evaluate credibility on this, what"s reported in the press, analyze numbers (statistical facts that are erroneous). This includes limits imposed by institutional review boards for ethical purposes.
