APSY-UE 20 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Informed Consent, Scatter Plot, Blind Experiment
15 Sep 2016
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2. 1: identify two modes of thinking and their application to scientific reasoning. 2. 2: describe the advantages and disadvantages of using naturalistic observation, case studies, self report measures, and surveys. 2. 3: describe the role of correlational designs and distinguish correlation from causation. 2. 4: identify the components of an experiment, the potential pitfalls that can lead to faulty conclusions, and how psychologists control for these pitfalls. 2. 5: explain the ethical obligations of researchers toward their research participants. 2. 6: describe both sides of the debate on the use of animals as research subjects. 2. 7: identify uses of various measures of central tendency and variability. 2. 8: explain how inferential statistics can help us to determine whether we can generalize from our sample to the full population. 2. 9: show how statistics can be misused for purposes of persuasion. 2. 10: identify flaws in research designs and how to correct them. 2. 11: identify skills for evaluating psychological claims in the popular media.
