PSYC1024 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Clinical Psychology, Falsifiability, Sampling Bias
2 Jan 2019
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Standardised approach of collecting and gathering information and answering simple an biases are minimised. It is a tool to help us understand the world. The probability that the theory is correct becomes higher as the evidence suppo. It is an ongoing process of slow scientific advances. Science relies on observable data to test theories. A set of principles that explains and predicts certain phenomena. Constantly subject to testing, modification and refutation as new evidence emer. To be accepted a theory must be well-substantiated. Making a prediction that can be tested in the real world. Based on a theory that leads a scientist to predict something. Testing new ideas ple and complex questions in a way that errors and pporting it increases over time merges e bas. Conducted to test the theory and more specifically the hypotheses which are bas. Require variables that can be operationalised so we can measure a certain conce. Independent variable- variable the experimenter manipulates to examine.
