PSYC 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Package Tour
22 Jan 2020
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The logic, art, and ethics of scientific discovery iii. Reasoning from specific instances to general principles. Observations in the past are not guaranteed to be the same in the future. Occurs when a general statement (theory)is used to develop predictions (hypotheses) that are then tested against observations. Refers to the tendency for people who are evaluating hypotheses to attempt to confirm rather than disconfirm these hypotheses. An approach to hypothesis testing in which researchers attempt to gather evidence that supports or confirms a theory or hypothesis. The principle that a theoretical assertion is scientific only if it stated in such a way that it can, if incorrect, be refuted by empirical tests. Researchers try to identify the boundary conditions under which a theory or hypothesis is and is not true. Carefully documented observations of a specific group or person. Analyzing things that experts in a particular field do to achieve certain outcomes.
