PSY BEH 170S Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Rorschach Test, Psychometrics, Simple Algebra
13 Oct 2016
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Sometimes said that the main thing psychologists know is not content but method: when all is said and done, psychologists don"t seem to provide firm answers to questions about the mind and behavior very often. What they offer instead are methods for generating research aimed at these questions. Psychologists are sensitive and sometimes even self-conscious about research methodology, the way they use statistics, and even about the basic procedures they use to draw theoretical inferences from empirical data. Sometimes the emphasis on methods and process is seen as a sign of weakness, even by psychologists themselves. Technical training focuses on teaching what is known and how to use it. Scientific education focuses on questioning what is already known and the methods to find out more. Technical training teaches one to use what"s already known, and scientific training teaches one to explore the unknown. Research - in science, the exploration of the unknown.
