PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Scatter Plot, Naturalistic Observation, Biopsychosocial Model

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Relecion of realisic behaviors (observe behavior without direct inluence) Using samples and extrapolaing the result to larger groups. Using data collected by surveys, scater plot(mean, median and mode) Possibility of third variable problem or illusory correlaions. Scieniic theory: a conceptual model designed to explain exising facts and predict about the future outcome. Hypothesis is a predicion used to test a theory, expresses a cause and efect relaionship, the process of predicion can be observed and measured. Biopsychosocial model muliple perspecives to fully explain a behaviors. Scieniic method: collecion of observaion, development of theories in atempts of explanaions and making predicions using theories. Hypothesis: testable predicion about processes that can be observed and measured. Theory: explanaion for a broad range of explanaions. Must be falsiiable with discovering of new evidences (ensures science is self correcing) Formulaion of hypothesis design of study collecion of data analyzing data conclusion from result share inding.