PSYB01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Confounding, Scientific Method, Control Variable
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Is questions can be answered through scientific research as they don"t affect or relate to cultural, social, political, or religious preference. Ought questions can"t be answered with scientific research because they have to do with ethical considerations or cultural values. The most important reason for scientific method is to take out the bias in research studying. In psychology, theory is defined as a coherent set of propositions that are used as principles to describe, understand, and explain psychological or behavioural phenomena. Often, theory influences all parts of a study. They inspire the study and how you interpret the final results. Testable hypothesis framed as a statement, often in the form of a prediction that is made prior to the actual collection of data. Priori hypotheses- means it exists before experimentation or observation, coming up with a hypotheses before data collection and analysis, it"s less likely for a scientist to prone to error and bias by bending theory to fit numbers.
