PSYCH 1F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Energy Drink, Infomercial, List Of Fables Characters
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Scientists begin studying the existing collection of info about the world, such as previous work by other scientists. Theory - a general set of ideas about the way the world works. Hypotheses - a specific prediction about the relationship between variables involved in the theory. Research method - determine the way in which the hypothesis will be tested. Collect data - take measurements of the outcomes of the test. Analyze data - understand the data and discover trends or relationships between the variables. Report findings - publish articles in scholarly journals. Finally, revise theories - incorporate new information into our understanding of the world. Sometimes there is a dramatic change in our way of thinking called a paradigm. Ex; in 1543 when copernicus challenged the existing dogma that the earth was at the center of the universe. Experiment: scientific tool used to measure the effect of one variable on another.