PSYCH101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Null Hypothesis, Psych

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Stephanie Denison

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Psych 101 lecture 3 notes sept. 15, 2016. Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun - mikhail baryshnikov. **based off of the top hat questions, each midterm question should take about 1 minute** A psychology one: what could you tell someone about ethics in research? (many guidelines with research) Exploring a phenomenon with no prede ned theories: case studies or observations. (not a method typically seen in psychology unless used for case studies) Test theories about cause-effect relationships among variables. Theory: an idea designed to organize and explain existing facts and make predictions about yet to be discovered facts. e. g the theory that similarity in enjoyed activities leads to healthier relationships. An opinion based on an observation of a singular piece of evidence. It"s theory testing, it"s research that is based on data. Must have potential to falsify the theory (a way the theory could be proven wrong) A testable prediction about the processes that can be observed and measured.