PSYC-1105EL Lecture 2: Chapter 2
3 Jul 2015
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Hindsight bias: there is always a common sense way to explain ndings. Separation weakens romantic attraction out of sight, out of mind or. Activity: guess the underlying rule for generating these sequences by testing sequences of your own. Con rmation bias: the tendency to search for information that. E. g. , to test increasing even # rule , keep trying sets of increasing even : looking only for con rming evidence, to be scienti c, you must try to nd. E. g. , try testing odd # to see if they t the rule for even # theory. A systematic way of conducting research that progresses logically and extends our knowledge base. Research process: step 1: establish a research question. Research process: step 2: develop a theory to answer your questions. Research process: step 3: develop a hypothesis. Research process: step 4: design and conduct the research. Interpret data with respect to the theory. Research process: step 5: assess outcome, share results.
