PSYCH 1F03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Scientific Method, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Deductive Reasoning
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Ob mouse: term for a mouse that is the result of a generic mutation associated with extreme obesity in the mouse: you perceive what you expect to perceive. Operational definition: the actions or operations that will be made to objectively measure and control a variable. Variable: a feature or characteristic that is free to take on (at least 2) different values. Level of analysis: different perspectives that emphasize different aspects of a research question. Common methods of analysis used: learning, cognition, social, development, evolution, neuroscience. Paradigm: a set of assumptions and ideas about what kind of research questions can be asked and how they can be answered. Inductive: allows us to build theories based on various incidents of observed phenomena converging on a hypothesis or set of hypothesis. Deductive: allows us to make predictions about certain phenomena based on the testable claims of a particular theory.
