PSYCH 1X03 Chapter 2: Psychology Chapter 2 Readings Notes
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In order to ensure that accurate claims are made, psychology research must follow several basic rules and be empirical and observable: through the use of steps of the scientific method we can both formulate theories and generalize theories to phenomena, certain methods of psychology research can allow us to explore particular phenomena and suggest relationships between variables, psychology experiments are used for the establishment of cause and effect, proper selection of participants is necessary in order to accurately describe data relationships. collected, by using and understanding methods of inferential statistics we can establish inferences about the data we collect, a number of errors arise in any psychology research and although they cannot be completely eliminated, there are a number of counter measures that bring us to the most objective information we can obtain, ethical concerns for both humans and animals are extremely important and allow for respect and dignity to be upheld in the quest for knowledge.
