01:830:321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Blind Experiment, Wide Area Network, Eye Tracking
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Step 3: begin shaping the idea into a hypothesis. An testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur. An organized set of principles used to explain observed phenomena. Usually evaluated in terms of three criteria: Basic research: designed to test a specific hypothesis from a specific theory. Applied research: designed to find solutions to practical problems. Empirical realization translating the conceptual or abstract variables contained in your hypothesis to real, measurable constructs. Operational variable the way you measure the conceptual variable. Effects of guilt (regan, williams, & sparling, 1972) People who feel guilty are more likely to help others than people who do not feel guilty. Ps were asked to take a paid actors (i. e. , a confederate) picture in mall. Ps were induced to believe that they had broken his very expensive camera. Ps were informed that the camera malfunctioned all of the time; they were not responsible. Used to evaluate the manipulation and measurement of variables.
