PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Milgram Experiment, Informed Consent, Social Desirability Bias
9 May 2016
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Independent variable (iv) - the variable manipulated to see if it has a effect on some outcome. Dependent variable (dv) - the outcome observed, to see if it changes as an effect of the independent variable. Theory - an integrated set of principles that explain and predict observed events. Hypothesis - testable proposition that describes a relationship that may exist between events. Observational/ naturalistic - observe people"s behaviour in everyday situations and systematically report on it. And the researcher can go to whyte ave and record the temperature and the number of honks. Correlational - the extend to which two or more variables are associated with one another. Correlation coefficient (r) shows the strength and direction of the association ranging from -1 to +1. The closer r is t either of these, the stronger the association. However, correlation doesn"t equal causation and could be explained via a third unaccounted for variable or a directionality problem.
