PSYB01H3 Lecture 3: Lecture 3
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Factorial design: do the study! (collect your data, analyze your data, descriptive or inferential statistics, write your paper, apa remember ethical considerations, assess original ideas, alter, refine, expand . Logical hypothesis founded in theory or developed from past study results. Academic success is highly valued and respected in society (at least by parents and teachers) Being valued and respected by others contribute to high self- esteem. Higher levels of academic success will be related to higher levels of self-esteem. Should be able to observe and measure all important variable. Cannot be imaginary, hypothetical or belief based! i. e. god. Must be able to falsify predictions that stem from hypothesis. The more sins a person commits, the less likely she is going to heaven. If people could fly, there would be substantially fewer cases of depression. The human mind emits thought waves that influence other people, but cannot be measured or recorded in any way.