PSYB10H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Longitudinal Study, Scientific Method, Informed Consent
28 Oct 2013
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History: subfield of philosophy, triplett performance affected by presence of others (cyclists slower training by themselves than with others, lewin father of social psychology, we don"t know anything about person"s mind. Milgram"s obedience to authority: found that people will do something they don"t want to do if told by authority. Independent variable predictor, variable that you think will predict dv occur: theory an organized set of principles used to explain observed phenomena. Usually evaluated in terms of 3 criteria: simplicity, comprehensiveness and their ability to generate new hypotheses (known as generativity) Best theories are elegant and precise, sparking further research. Research designs: correlational designs 2 dvs, non-experimental manipulation (random sampling) Issue with this is the third variable problem, direction of causality. Need to perform an experiment to determine causality: quasi-experimental designs not manipulating anything ex. theory of mind in children (think everyone knows their thoughts); no causality.
