PSYC 2360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Falsifiability, Not Many
19 Jan 2017
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States the existence of a relationship between the variables of interest relationship between or among 2 or more variables and the specific direction of that relationship. Research hypothesis a specific and falsifiable prediction regarding the. Dependent variable the variable that is caused by the independent: rh observing violent tv shows will cause increased aggressive. Variable any attribute that can assume different values. Developing the research hypothesis: gender, colour, shape, etc, test scores, time, etc. behaviour variable, 1. Using existing research by observing facts: 2. Doing a literature search that can be tested through research: general to specific, theory driven, specific to general, data driven. Inductive method getting ideas about the relationships among variables. Deductive method the process of using a theory to generate specific ideas. Laws principles that are so general as to apply to all situations: e. g. The laws of gravity and thermodynamics: e. g.
