PSYC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jane Goodall, Naturalistic Observation, Random Assignment
15 Mar 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Premise that knowledge is acquired through observaion. Assumes that events are governed by some form of lawful order. Constructs: self-report measures- asking people, reports by others- experts, parents of children, behavioural observaions- checklist, physiological measures- some behaviours are associated with certain physiological responses, understanding & predicion. Variable: any measurable condiion, event, characterisic, or behaviour that is manipulated, controlled or observed: applicaion & control. Inferenial staisics: report findings of research a. Two basic research strategies: experimental method, experiment- research method in which the invesigator manipulates a variable under controlled condiions & observes whether there are changes in a second variable as well. Independent variable- the experimenter has ability to control; free to be varied by the experiment; a condiion or event that an experimenter varies in order to assess its impact on another variable. Dependent variable- variable that is believed to be afected by the manipulaion of the independent variable. Receives speciic treatment related to the independent variable.
