PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Blind Experiment, Smart People, Selection Bias
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Exam (chapter 1, 2, appendix) know independent, and dependent (q. sentence, and need to gure out which variable is independent, and dependent. A general principle or set of principles that explains how a number of separate facts are related to one another ( going to ask where it is in research) Selection bias ( cure: random sampling/ random assignment) ex. simson stupid people smart people. Have to be honest, and have to treat people equally. Need to tell who the experiment is how long its going to be, how many people are going to do it. Why is ethic important? experiments that are harsh, and scarier. Does the search for knowledge justify the costs to participants? yes, because after the experience they told them. What right does a researcher have to expose participants to such stress? out ways the cost markedly. Make sure the people are not have nightmare, or having stress after.
