PSYC 203 Midterm: Exam 1 Study Guide psyc 203
29 Sep 2015
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Sunday, september 27, 2015. Philosophy + natural sciences = psychology. Systematic empirical study of phenomena. Systematic: keep the bias out, include all data and information even if it doesn"t fit. Empirical: based on observable events. Statistics: set of tools and techniques used to describe, organize, and interpret information or data. Organize and describe characteristics of a large amount of information. New polls about opinions regarding the president; healthcare; war. Ask participants to tell you. Interview, questionnaires, daily diary methods. Too little assistance for the poor 61% Identical question but how it"s framed has a big impact on responses. Welfare has more political context. Assess the naturally occurring associations among two variables. Rewards are positively associated with satisfaction. Conflicts are negatively associated with satisfaction. Assess the naturally occurring associations among variables. Measure two or more variables. Relationship between reward and satisfaction. Relationship between conflict and satisfaction. Can be groups that naturally occur (if you can"t control it as an experimenter, it.
