PSYC 2001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Modus Tollens, Statistical Inference, Modus Ponens
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May 5th may 13th; chapters 1, 2, 15, 16. It will be worth 23% of the final grade. 31 mc 19 will come from lectures and 12 will come from textbook. 10 key word from chapters 1, 2, 16. May 26th postpone to may 29th. The scientific process: develop a research question a. If i have seen further it is by standing on ye shoulders of giants newton: scientific research is a complex enterprise. Influential statistics the aspect of statistics that deals with methods for making appropriate inferences about populations on the basis of samples. Interpret the data: once the data has been analyzed, the researcher determines what they mean i. While skepticism and critical thinking may be exercise by anyone, scientific research requires extensive training. Goldacres chapters on the nutritionists and gillian mckeiths illustrates many of the points discussed in the previous lecture: lack of knowledge, the use of testimonials, exploitation of idea properties, exploitation of peoples personal disposition.
