PSY 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Random Assignment, Psy
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The bystander effect study accurately examples the various aspects of experimental method. To make sure they are not misinterpreting the results of a study, scientists calculate the probability level (p- value) of the result occurring by chance. The extent to which an experiment is similar to real life situations is called mundane realism. Social neuroscience studies the connection between biological processes and social behaviour: for example, brain activity can be monitored to see its relation to behaviour and social information processing using mri or fmri.
