PSYCH 1X03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Dependent And Independent Variables, List Of Fables Characters, Psych
5 Nov 2016
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The scientific method provides a standardized process for scientific research. Minimizes biases, conflicts, and other problems in order to promote accurate and scientific discourse. General set of ideas about the way the world works. From a testable statement guided by theories that make specific predictions about the relationship between variables. Determine the way in which the hypothesis will be tested. Take measurements of the outcomes of the test. Understand the data and discover trends or relationships between the variables. Publish articles in scholarly journals (very hard to get work published) Incorporate new information into our understanding of the world. Scientific tool used to measure the effect of one variable on another. Tip to find independent variable, ask yourself what is the variable is the experimenter manipulating? . Tip to find the dependent variable, ask yourself what variable does the independent variable affect? .
