PSYCO104 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Snapple, Mirror Test

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO104
• Professor: Brett Michael

Document Summary

1: create hypotheses" based off theory, design research to test hypotheses, analyze the data (usually using statistics, build a body of evidence to support research, identify a question (make a theory): Theories: are a set of propositions that attempt to explain the relationships among a set of concepts. A theory is not a hunch, they are only accepted through empirical findings! theories must be observed (empirical), we can"t accept a theory without any observations following that theory. ~theories are used to explain a phenomena (a fact). e. g doing two task at once affects performance. this itself is a theory, but the thing that makes it a fact is the observation following it. 5. previous research literature observations from data case studies everyday observations disbelief of other theories. What do theories do/are : propose casual relationships. 5. are coherent and straightforward are parsimonious (cheap) lead to testable hypotheses stimulate future research.