PSYC 215 Chapter Notes -Blood Alcohol Content, Kurt Lewin, Operational Definition

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Michael Sullivan

Document Summary

Introduction: social psychologists develop specific, quantifiable hypotheses that can be tested empirically. They report the details of how they conduct their tests so that others can try to replicate their findings. They integrate evidence from across time and place and they build a consistent and precise understanding of human nature. Example of social psychology questions: the course of relationships, the efficiency of working in groups, the regret of action versus inaction. Key terms: empirical: verifiable provable by means of observation or experiment. You will be in a better position to critically evaluate the information to which you"re exposed and separate fact from fiction. Developing ideas: beginning the research process: asking questions. Every social psychology study begins with a question. First social psychology experiment published was triggered by the question: why do bicyclists race faster in the presence of other bicyclists? (triplett 1897-1898)